Kalki 2898 AD, the blockbuster epic futuristic sci-fi action film directed by Nag Ashwin, emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema in 2024. The movie, which stars Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, recently had its OTT release on Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. The netizens, who watched Kalki 2898 AD after its OTT release, are highly impressed with the Mahabharata sequences, especially the portrayal of Lord Krishna in the film.

Kalki 2898 AD’s Lord Krishna impresses the netizens

The netizens, especially the neutral audiences who had a chance to watch Kalki 2898 AD on OTT, are highly impressed with the portrayal of Lord Krishna, in the film. The cine-goers are appreciating director Nag Ashwin and his team for taking the creative call to show the Hindu God as a dark-skinned man, instead of painting him blue like most of the films. They also feel that the actor Krishna Kumar aka KK, who played Krishna in the film, is the perfect choice for the epic character.

“As far as I know, #Kalki2898AD team are the only ones who portrayed Krishna with the right skin tone,” wrote a fan on his X (formerly Twitter) post. “He is perfect for Krishna's role. What a casting,” reads a fan post. “For the first time in the history of Indian cinema, Lord Krishna has been portrayed as a dark-skinned person and his face was silhouetted because the director felt it’s not right to associate an incarnation of God with any actor,” reads another post.

Nag Ashwin about the casting of Kalki 2898 AD

In an earlier interview with a leading online media, director Nag Ashwin revealed that he never wanted a popular actor to play the role of Lord Krishna, in Kalki 2898 AD. Earlier, many popular names including superstar Mahesh Babu and Nani were rumoured to be playing Krishna, in the film. However, the role was played by Krishna Kumar. According to the director, it was decided that a lesser-known actor or a newcomer should play Krishna in the film, as the team didn’t want a superstar’s image to take over the feeling of witnessing Krishna’s aura on silver screen.

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