Nag Ashwin Takes Inspiration From Marvel For Expanding Kalki 2898 AD Universe With Bujji & Bhairava

Nag Ashwin is gearing up for the release of his directorial movie Kalki 2898 AD. One of the most awaited movies of the year, it features Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and others in the lead role. Ahead of the film’s release, the makers have released a prelude series titled Bujji and Bhairava based on the characters of the movie. 

Nag Ashwin talks about Bujji & Bhairava 

The director of Kalki 2898 AD, Nag Ashwin has opened up on the prelude of the film -- the sci-fi series Bujji & Bhairava, and shared that they found a new style, and they didn't compromise on anything -- the writing, lighting, and detailing. This action-packed series features animated versions of Bujji and Bhairava, characters from the film Kalki 2898 AD.

Talking about the prelude, Nag told IANS, “I always felt that it’s more fun to go to films whose characters you already know and are invested in... that's why Marvel works so well... I wanted to see if we could pull that off, even in a small way. When we started this, we didn't know how hard it would be... we started with four episodes... but in almost two years, we could only finish two.”

What is Bhujji & Bhairava about?

The story of this two-episode prelude is set in the year 2896 AD, in the futuristic, albeit dystopian, city of Kasi. Bhairava is a bounty hunter, and Bujji is an AI pilot of a cargo ship. Both suffer setbacks in their journeys and an unlikely partnership blooms, setting the stage for adventure.

Nag, who is also known for his work Pitta Kathalu said: "We found a new style, didn't compromise on anything: the writing, the lighting, the detailing. We would have seen these two episodes over 200 times at least to get it right... It's a lot of hard work to make things look easy. The prelude world is similar to the film, although a little more light-hearted. It helps get people used to the characters and the world." The two episodes, each a little over 14 minutes long, establish the world of Kalki and are available in English, Telugu, Hindi, and Spanish. It is streaming on Prime Video.

(With inputs from IANS)