Pardon the long comment, but there are a lot of these from different Indian film industries. Some recommendations from Tollywood (Telugu): There are 3 films from the same director that made RRR. 1: Eega - It's kind of a meme film the director did as a challenge of not having a hero for a main lead. It's a fun watch. 2: Baahubali 1 & 2 (they're essentially a single film in 2 parts). This is essentially Indian LoTR. It also has the same actor who played the bounty hunter in this. There's another great director Prashanth Neel, he made 3 great films: 1: KGF 1 & 2 - This isn't really Telugu, but Kannada (the director is Telugu), it's essentially Scarface, with a minor Mad Max vibe to it). 2: Salaar - I don't know how to explain this one, but it's the best work of the director & considered the best Indian action film of 2023. From Kollywood (Tamil) side: The best ones in Action will be the Lokesh Kanagaraj (that's the director's name) Universe, aka LCU: 1: Kaithi - Assault on Precinct 13, combined with Mad Max. A fairly great film. 2: Vikram Hitlist - A spiritual sequel to a late 80's film (which is unnecessary to watch for this). If you're into Expendables like stuff, this is great. 3: Leo - An official freemake of A History Of Violence (the original comic, not the film), which I honestly like more than the Hollywood version. It's great for just action alone. From Malayalam side (Mollywood), they're mainly story based films so the action isn't usually that good, but they do have some good ones. I recommend starting with Aavesham. It's a Gangster Dramedy, it's honestly great fun watch. From Bollywood, the Hindi speaking side: We don't really have many good action films for a while, the best I can give is: 1: Kill - This is a recent one, it's in theaters rn, tho I heard it's also on Vudu. It's basically an Indian attempt at Raid films. 2: Animal - This isn't primarily an action film, but it's more of a Tarantino-esque, character drama, so the main great action scenes happen in the first half, after that there's barely any action until the near climax of the film. There's also post-credit scenes. 3: Jawan - The story is a bit meh, but the action & OST is surprisingly nice.
The lack of accessibility affects the viewing experience a lot, it seems. As an Indian, to us, the characters like Ashwattama and others are already very well established in the epics, so it's like revisiting the stories that we've all grown up with. The movie really didn't have to dwell much into developing them for us to relate to them. I would love to know how different the experience was for those from outside India.
This is definitely the feeling I got while I was watching the movie. I was thinking that all of these figures are already well known to the Indian audience, so why would they spend a lot of time explaining the ins and outs if it's obvious? Puts someone like me at a disadvantage for sure, but I'm willing to do the homework after the fact!
The fact is that those from the west and other foreigners who are nitpicking about the VFX, effects, CGIs, etc should know the massive difference between the budgets of Hollywood and these movies and even a lot smaller part of the already small budget actually goes to the effects here. Still the Indians are managing to do what we call a visual spectacle. That is where the actual credit lies ! Imagine if they had a hollywood equivalent budget, what kind of things they could have done ! The 'ability' here actually deserves praises.
Completely agree with you, which is why I made sure to bring attention to how the movie looks better than some American blockbusters with much bigger budgets. I can't imagine the effects that would be possible if this movie had a similar amount of money to play with!
@@SullyStreams Yes. And funnily this is the exact situation with their space technology (you know if you are keeping tracks of the events). Indians are managing to do spectacles with their budget which is a fraction of NASA's budget (even smaller than the budget some hollywood blockbusters). A wonderful parallelism if you think about it.
Kalki is running as a mega blockbuster in Canada the craze is sureal my perisan german gf and her sister loved the movie we saw this it in Toronto..I loved it and I can confirm Prabhas is truly pan global superstar of cinema from india.. loved your review and the movie deserves the winning streak of accolades and praises from all corners..
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I do wish there was more singing and dancing than the one number. There were some very interesting ideas presented in the film overall. The fact that it ended on a cliffhanger really kinda bothered me, if only because I didn't expect it.
I actually dug the cliffhanger, but I had kind of heard beforehand that they were setting up their own cinematic universe so it didn't feel out of place. Do you watch a lot of Indian movies, any favorites? Thanks for watching, dude!
@@SullyStreams They certainly created a big world in which to play, and it should be interesting to see what types of characters will show up. I do watch a lot of Indian movies. If you like action, check out the Dhoom series. There is more singing and dancing in them but the action is pretty top notch. I got others too if you are interested.
@@SullyStreams Watch the movie named Kill (check out the trailer 1st, watch the movie if it streams in theatres near you, otherwise wait for it to be released on any ott platform) that was released last Friday! It's a pure entertainment of insane action!! 🔥 Highly recommended for you as you're a hardcore action lover!
The epic thing in the movie is the Mahabharata epic. If you know the lore those scenes will give you chills. Mahabharata is the longest poem in the world the story is so vast and epic even today Indian directors couldn't make it a reality.
After RRR, Baahubali 1 and 2 are a must. Directed by SS Rajamouli (RRR director) and Kalki hero (bounty hunter Prabhas). Baahubali is the highest-grossing movie in Indian history. You have to watch it since you asked for recommendations. Then you can watch EEGA by SS Rajamouli, it is a crazy movie where the hero dies and turns into a fly for revenge (not a spoiler)
Still haven't gotten a chance to check that one out, have been away on my honeymoon. Have only heard very good things though! Have you gotten a chance to give it a watch?
**RRR and its Connection to Ancient Hindu Scriptures** The film "RRR" draws significant parallels to the Ramayana, an ancient Hindu scripture. Many elements and themes in the movie are related to the Ramayana, resonating deeply with Hindu audiences. **Kalki Avatar** The concept of the Kalki Avatar is akin to the anticipated return of Jesus Christ for Hindus. According to Hindu belief, Kalki is prophesied to appear at the end of the current age, known as Kali Yuga, to restore righteousness. This prophecy is detailed in the Mahabharata and the Kalki Purana. **Parallels to Tretayuga and Lord Krishna's Birth** In the movie, there is a scene where Sumiti escapes carrying "God" in her womb amidst fire. This echoes the story from the Tretayuga, the third age in the cycle of time, during the birth of Lord Krishna. In the ancient tale, the demon King Kansa killed seven newborns. Then, a miracle allowed Vasudeva, Lord Krishna's father, to escape from prison with divine assistance, crossing a river that miraculously parted. This scene in the movie brings to mind that significant moment from the scriptures.
If Kalki 1 is this excell, one can only imagine the potential of part 2 with Supreme Yaskin getting himself involved. Cant wait. Edit: His weapon is literally a God killer.
That's awesome! I just checked and it's also available here in the US on Prime as well...Can't wait to give it another watch. Thanks for checking out the video!
Thank you for watching it. If you wanna experience something out of the box... Checkout Sadar Udham film. It is Diamond of Indian Cinema. It is,Indian Cinema at its peak. An excellent piece of Art.
❤❤ brother your pronunciation of Kalki is better than the Indian youtubers😂😂 the Genie Indian youth does not even know their old scriptures whereas foreigners are depicting it in a better way
Haha you just made my day, dude! I pride myself off of making sure I always pronounce names and terms that are foreign to me correctly. Thanks for checking out the review!
@@SullyStreams well it nice than other foreigner but not indian pronunciation well as you not know hindi so it not feel authentic even you spell it reading english title it is close to hindi pronunciation
Hey guys checkout Sardar Udham(2021) film. *It is Indian Cinema at its peak.* As a film school student I cannot recommend this movie enough. Sardar Udham (2021) is the Best movie India has made in ages. 9/10 in my opinion. It is piece of art.
I feel like it's not a blender of star wars or mad max because everything they shown was in dystopian future and most the time we imagine it like that, film had similarities to our Hindu mythology, had epic back score everything they shown had a feel of their own anything was not forcefully taken from other sci-fi dystopian movies, The movie was epic.
@@Jaxteller-c5j If you want or know jon Wick then go and know that you talking about is called garbage is kill which remake right is taken by them then call the Hollywood shit industy are inspired by Bollywood😂😂😂😂😂
Bahubali 1,2..superb movie .. Kalki you will enjoy when you know the 10 avatars and Mahabharata characters .. in India 🇮🇳 Karna incarnation people exited like anything
@@SullyStreams This movie just became the highest grossing Indian movie of the year so far and one of the highest grossing Indian movie of all time. It might still be in theatres in your area. Watch it again while you can. There are some prelude videos of this movie on the RU-vid channel of the production house. Watch them for a better understanding and do some research on Mahabharata.
Love your review. Your next stop is Salaar: Ceasefire part 1, starring Prabhas the same actor played as Bhairava in Kalki. Please watch it and review ❤❤❤❤
I've seen a lot of people recommending this one, I'll definitely check it out! Just from watching Kalki, I can tell Prabhas is a guy I'm gonna like watching. Thanks for checking out the review!
@@SullyStreams Bahubali the beginning and Bahubali the conclusion both directed by Rajamouli rrr director and starring Prabhas... highest grossing movie in India...!!
It sounds interesting. I'm really not familiar with anything from India thus far. I will say, that last drop down the stairs in John Wick 3 actually brought the movie down a notch for me. LoL
I think this and RRR are definitely worth checking out if you don't have much experience with Indian cinema, you'll know very easily if it's something you want to invest your time into or not. Thanks for watching, JM!
@@SullyStreams true RRR is a safer bet, cause it's a simpler structure. Once you are ok with it watch Bahubali 1 and 2 Prabhas and Rajamouli Magnum Opus which started all these big budget movies for us . We Telugu people restricted our budgets max to 80 Crore Indian rupees before Bahubali.
People compare this movie to dune but the fact that the shooting of this movie started even before dune ( 2021) and delayed for the serval times. BTW. This movie based on hindu scriptures ❤️❤️
suggest you see Mahabharata summary videos to fully grasp the depth of this movie. most Bharatiya have grown up listening to it so we could easily understand what’s going on the screen and why(eg why Ashwathama shown so large, strong and used grass as weapon: bec people in that yuga were taller, stronger and could manipulate any set of atoms into anything else. he has a curse to be immortal). then you will realise that star wars and this movie are totally different. another example being that I saw people in cinema pray 🙏 when Krishna appeared on screen so you can imagine the religious and emotional significance of this movie that hits the hindu audience whenever a character came on screen or did any powerful action.
Kalki is not a fictional character. The movie is a work of fiction but Kalki Avatar is the 10th and final incarnation of Lord Vishnu. You need to watch Mahabharat all episode to understand it fully. It's hard core Sanatan Dharm
Hope this helps in understanding. from India. It draws from the events at the end of the epic Mahabharata and the Mahabharata war in which the previous Avatar of Vishnu or Krishna is present as the charioteer and projects it to the next or 10th and final Avatar of Vishnu that is Kalki and to the imagined events of his birth at the end of Kali Yuga or the Age of Darkness. As per ancient Indian scriptures Kaliyuga starts with death of Krishna and ends with Kalki who destroys darkness and restores balance to the world and creation. Comparing it with anything else except a few stylisations is missing the point. If you really want to get the context read a little into at least the Mahabharata and the concept of yuga though at most places you will find wrong idea of timelines. The Character of Aswathhama (old man) played by Amitabh Bachhan is a character of Mahabharata who was cursed with immortality for his crime of killing unborn children in the mothers womb. Yes in Hindu tradition immortality is a curse as it prevents you from renewing yourself. Aswathhama lives through 6000 yrs to protect the unborn child that is destined to be the 10th Avatar Kalki and be released of his curse of immortality and bringing his Karma full circle. Madhava is another name for Avatar Krishna. If there is anything else you want to know of the scriptural or historical/ Puranic context pl do ask. Yes Mahabharata and Puranas are part of history in the Dharmic tradition and most Indians believe this to be true in parts if at times not whole owing to distortions of time.
The storyline is deeply connected with the Hindu mythology, based on centuries or probably thousands of years old scriptures. Hence this movie is another level of satisfying thought-provoking experience for the Indian audience who are aware of the Mahabharata, other than or rather than just the action or VFX.
The de-aging vfx was not good at all. It looked like a video game character whenever he spoke and the eyes were ridiculously large looking like a cartoon. They really should have gone with red chillies (Indian vfx company) for that part instead of DNEG. Kalki 2898 AD is the pride of Indian Cinema and Telugu Cinema. One word review: MINDBLOWING. Do not miss it at any cost. I hope Kalki surpasses every Indian movie produced so far including RRR, Dangal, Jawan, Pathaan, Baahubali 2, KGF 2, Animal and becomes the most successful Indian film without inflating box office collections. Absolutely mindblowing except some unnecessary cringe masala and cringe comedy with Bhairava in the first half. Kamal Haasan part is pure horror. The way they have imagined landscapes, environments, weapons, vehicles, powers, Mahabharata scenes is truly exceptional and spectacular. My one suggestion to Nag Ashwin is to explore the Complex society and the outside world more in depth because on the surface it looks like everyone is doing well enough even though they are starving for food, water, clean oxygen and they have just stuck some neon signs randomly on Indian alleyways and streets because that's how cyberpunk movies do it. Anyone who says it is merely a copy of Star Wars, Dune, Mad Max, MCU deserve to drink Kali's tears lol. Excited for Kalki 2 more than I ever was for Brahmastra 2. Prabhas and Deepika Padukone are good but Amitabh Bachchan is the MVP. Wow. Disha Patani's part is simply waste. Roxxie could have still been used to show Bhairava the luxuries and abundance of the Complex without that cringe song. Also, unnecessary writing mistakes like superhuman Ashwatthama suddenly not being able to lift Sumathi up should not happen. I wish they would give Shree Krishna better look. No yellow angavastram or armor or jewels or mukut. Just a white cloth and a head band makes him look like a Greek hero. Personally I would have loved to see Shree Krishna blue instead of fair-skinned or dark-skinned because that's how we all grew up watching him in all images. Deserves to be watched atleast twice. PS. For non-Indians and Karna (son of Sun God Surya) fans watching this, Karna was not more powerful than Arjuna. Karna is an antagonist and an adharmi in the Mahabharata who was jealous of Arjuna and committed many evil deeds and suffered for his karma and choosing the wrong side against the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Shree Krishna. Period. But he is not a cheeranjeevi (immortal) like Ashwatthama. How has he reborn or reincarnated remains to be seen. Note that according to some, Karna pushing Arjuna's chariot back is a fake story and Ashwatthama surrendered the mani himself.
Before watching the Movie i would advice friends from west or any non INDIAN just get one quick summary on MAHABHARAT and The four Hindu Yugas , " Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga " from any INDIAN or from Internet . or else you may not understand the movie . All the best and Thanks Sully for covering Kalki .
The review was on point. You didn't just have worthless praise for everything just to bank in Indian subscribers... But you also had the appreciation for the effort that went into bringing to life one of the most ancient and complex mythological epic on screen. So here is my offer: 30-45 min of call with me will bring you upto speed with the base level of the epic of Mahabharata and the concept of Vinshu's incranate's. Along with some fun and mind blowing tit bits.
Great Review... I wanna recommend you a criticproof INDIAN MOVIE... "SARDAR UDHAM (2021) is the best bollywood movie ever made." IMDB 8.4. ROTTEN TOMATOES 94% (Highly critically acclaimed) Mark my words you will not forget this movie. IT IS THE GREATEST STORY YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. It will break your stereotype regarding indian movies that they are only song and dance and fun. *It will change your top 10 movie list of all times.* IT IS A MODERN CLASSIC. *You'll experience the new dimension of Indian Cinema.* *An exceptional Gem.* The above description of the movie is not an exaggeration. You'll understand when you watch it. THANK YOU Brother.
I mean, how could I possibly stay away after a testimony like that? I'll definitely make sure to check out Sardar Udham. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@SullyStreams Thanks brother. Watch it asap. You'll be blown away in a weird way. Don't watch trailer or internet search. It will spoil a movie a little bit. Go blind. Movie is self explanatory.
While I appreciated the movie's stunning visual world, I found it hard to fully immerse myself and enjoy the experience because the subtitles were distracting. They moved so quickly that it pulled me out of the world I wanted to savour. I would have enjoyed it much more with an English audio version.
Here are some good action movies Bahubali 1 and 2 and eega(from the same director of rrr) Dangal Uri srigical strike Kaithi, Vikram,leo(lcu universe) Tiger franchise War Patan Fighter Kesari (prime) Major (Netflix) Goodachari (prime) Kgf 1 and 2 Salaar Minnal murali Hanu-man(Disney plus)
Thanks for the review! This movie is South Indian, so it's over the top and too much hero worshipping (often cringy). But sometimes you might find a gem here too, like RRR. You gotta watch Kill, a North Indian film, so very realistic. Recommending it because it's the only one i think is in theatres. Otherwise the list is huge and if you choose the right ones, you're up for a ride. One more thing, please be careful while reviewing South movies (though some are good), but if you say something bad, the hero's fans might become VERY nasty. Just for example, some have self immolated when their hero's film flopped.
@@SullyStreams it's a mixture of history, future prediction written long back + our time calculations + cultural references carried over thousands of years through our memory. Even Indian people are not reading the actual material. So, not so easy getting an idea. We are left with only 2 historical books for now - Ramayanam and Mahabharatam. Many managed to make Ramayanam without too many deviations and the time frame covered isn't too huge . Mahabharatham spans over thousands of years finally reaching the Kuru Dynasty . There are so many important characters each with a distinct psychology, strength, and way of working . It is said that almost any kind of person can find a character they can relate to in the epic Mahabharatham . There are some youtubers who researched well and give their content with references . But they haven't yet made any material in English. I am requesting those who I trust to present the explanations true to the original material. Since you will have enough time, I am sure the content will be out soon. For a small beginning : The war isn't the battle of gods. It's a family feud turned into war between kingdoms and only one god Sri Krishna ( Maha Vishnu ) and it's his return we are waiting for. ( This part - The Kalki Puranam is easier to find I think ) .
@@SullyStreams I have a list of good Indian films that you can watch Dhoom series (parts 1,2 & 3) Bahubali series (parts 1 & 2) Koi mil gaya and Krrish series Race 1 & 2 Dangal movie 12th Fail 3 idiots If you like these films after watching them then do post your thoughts and reviews on your channel.
The real heroes are its animators, special effects artists and the action designers. The first half is 30 minutes too long. But the second half was fantastic.
This story line is not 5% of Mahabharata.. Mahabharata is more thrilling than this, specially with knowledge and storyline. And we can prodly say Mahabharata is real story as we found evidances for of Mahabharata in excavation happened so far in India, Srialanka, Pakistan, Afganisthan, Myanmar, China, Egypt and many more countries. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
i m bit offended u called it mythology,kalki is inspired from mahabharat which is actual religion of us hindus,how would it sound if we called Christianity jeasus christ etc mythology?Also very proud to be indian coz INDIA or bharat is the last living pagan country after norse vikings paganism
Hollywood really needs to catch up to Indian cinema in last few years... RRR has it's own universe , KGF has its own universe.. Vikram and Leo have their own universe ... Salaar has its own universe .. Pushpa has its own universe ... Kantara has its own universe..Now Kalki has its own franchise .. it goes on .. we have at least 5 different franchises that running independently of each other ....they key thing that Hollywood needs to learn is that we have put in the time and effort necessary to make these movies work.. Hollywood has lost this .. they just want to repackage existing stuff ... put in the effort Hollywood ..common guys...you will see us everywhere soon if you don't catch up ...
Bro i have small suggestion . Have some knowledge on Mahabharat and its epic battle . Then u will understand try to watch 2nd time with knowledge u will love it . U will understand what's happening on screen . And importance of those characters . Watch Bahubali 1&2. . its ur Americans fav director Rajamouli 😂 . Please watch salaar also .
Although the story moved ahead, the 1st half is completely boring. 2nd half is good. Nice amalgamation of elements from Mahabharata and futuristic world order.
@@SullyStreams u should watch bahubali movie This movie is highest grossing Indian movie of all time It is directed by same director of RRR It will give u experience like RRR but in bigger way If u interested watching more Indian movies It's action adventure drama movie
Im Indian and I genuinely found this movie to be extremely boring. The special effects are terrible, everything is terrible. I have acquaintances in India who work for companies that work for marvel and all. If Indian movie makers actually spent money on talent rather than marketing and actors, we could so so much better. Horrible movie. Worse movie I have watched in 2024.
