'Wow! What an epic movie,' says Rajinikanth lauding Kalki 2898 AD; Nag Ashwin responds

Rajinikanth went all out in praising the film in an X post which reads, "Watched Kalki. WOW! What an epic movie! Director @nagashwin7 has taken Indian Cinema to a different level.

"Hearty congratulations to my dear friend @AswiniDutt @SrBachchan @PrabhasRaju @ikamalhaasan @deepikapadukone and the team of #Kalki2898AD. Eagerly awaiting Part2.God Bless."

In response, Ashwin wrote, "Sir... speechless ....blessed....from our whole team."

The film starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone in the lead sweeped the box office across India with an earning of INR. 95.3 crore on the first day of its release on Thursday.

On day 2 (Friday), the film grossed INR. 54 crore, reports Sacnilk.

The film has collected INR. 25.65 crore in Telugu, INR. 3.5 crore in Tamil, INR. 22.5 crore in Hindi, INR. 0.35 crore in Kannada and INR. 2 crore in Malayalam.

Kalki had reportedly 65.02% of Telugu occupancy on Friday.

The film also features Kamal Haasan, Disha Patani, Saswata Chatterjee in the lead.

Its timeline will commence with Indian epic Mahabharata and merge with 2989 AD.

Big stars laud the film

Actor-producer Suriya Sivakumar posted on X, "Heartiest wishes for an all time blockbuster #Kalki2898AD. Set new milestones team!"

SS Rajamouli wrote, "Loved the world-building of #Kalki2898AD… It transported me into various realms with its incredible settings. Darling just killed it with his timing and ease…

"Great support from Amitabh ji, Kamal sir, and Deepika. The last 30 minutes of the film took me to a whole new world. Kudos to Nagi and the entire Vyjayanthi team for their unmatched efforts in executing it."

Vijay Deverakonda wrote on X, "Nagiiiii Prabhas annaa @VyjayanthiFilms. I am so happy for all of you, you deserve all the love and success and power. Celebrating for you and God bless you Respects to @SrBachchan sir, @deepikapadukone and @ikamalhaasan
sir, #Kalki wouldn’t be the same without you. #Kalki2898AD will be remembered long after we are all gone @nagashwin7."