After receiving immense criticism from audience and critics alike for selecting lackluster films like Saaho, Radheshyam and Adipurush immediately after attaining huge stardom, reigning pan-India star Prabhas made a comeback of sorts with back-to-back blockbuster hits in the form of Salaar and Kalki 2898AD. While Salaar emerged as one of the biggest grossers last year, Kalki 2898AD is now on track to set new milestones at the box office.
Interestingly, Prabhas now finds himself in a tricky situation where he needs to take a tough decision in choosing either of the two sequels – Salaar 2 or Kalki 2. As the first part of both films turned out to be crowd-pleasing hits, the anticipation surrounding the sequels is very high.
Already, there is a huge buzz for Prashanth Neel’s Salaar 2 because the first part established a scintillating backdrop between a host of well-etched characters. The heavy-duty action episodes and elevation scenes sent moviegoers into a tizzy. Many expected that Neel and Prabhas would bring the sequel immediately because of the tremendous success of the first part and the high expectations surrounding the sequel. However, the second part got delayed due to various factors.
Now, the first part of Kalki also generated an unprecedented hype due to the stellar cast and larger-than-life set-up. The way Nag Ashwin designed the mythological characters inspired by the epic Mahabharata and narrated the dystopian thriller in an immersive manner became a talking point all over India. Moviegoers are hankering for more with regard to Kalki universe.
There is no doubt in saying that Salaar 2 and Kalki 2 are eagerly awaited sequels. But, the box office potential and craze for Kalki 2 appears to be on the higher side than Salaar 2.
So, it would be interesting to see what is Prabhas’ choice of sequel out of these two. As he will need to complete ‘The Raja Saab’ and two other films like Spirit and untitled project of Hanu Raghavapudi, he can only allot time for either Salaar 2 or Kalki 2 in the next couple of years.