Headlined by Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, and Deepika Padukone and helmed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD is the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 (as of now) as it has collected Rs 1040 crore gross worldwide, and is still running in theatres. Kamal Haasan was seen in film briefly as the villain Supreme Yaskin. The Tamil superstar was always the first choice to play the villain in the epic science fiction action film, and he took almost an year to agree to do the film.
One of the crew members recently revealed that the Kalki 2898 AD team had considered the Malayalam superstar Mohanlal to play Supreme Yaskin if Kamal Haasan had said no. Venugopal, who worked closely with the director Nag Ashwin as the storyboard artist on Kalki 2898 AD, revealed the information in his interview with the YouTube channel Silly Monks Mollywood. "It was known from the beginning that Amitabh Bachchan would star as Ashwatthama, and Prabhas as Bhairava alongside Deepika Padukone.
There was uncertainty regarding the casting of Yaskin because the character needed to sync well with these three actors. Mohanlal sir was considered for the role, but during the final discussions, it was decided that Kamal sir would be a better fit", said Venugopal. After the film's success, Kamal Haasan opened up on his limited screen time and added that he will have a major role in the sequel.
"In Kalki, I have played a small role that makes an appearance for a few minutes only. My real part in the film has only begun and I .