The world is hours away from witnessing the theatrical debut of Kalki 2898 AD, a mega budget visual extravaganza that is one of the grandest productions to come out of Indian cinema in quite a while. Given the PAN-Indian appeal of the movie, all eyes are now set on the Hindu mythology-based sci-fi action thriller, that has names like Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan headlining it. 

Here are 5 quick reasons why Kalki 2898 AD needs to be watched in theaters: 

1. Big Screen Extravaganza: The promotional visuals of Kalki 2898 AD promise a complete theatrical extravaganza that needs to be experienced on the big screen.  Kalki 2898 AD is India's superhero meets dystopian fantasy, and the film warrants a watch for the attempt and the ambitious scale it has been mounted on. 

2. Unique Concept: Kalki 2898 AD is based on Hindu mythological lores of Kali Yuga and Mahabharata, yet is a science fiction fantasy, with all the futuristic tech gadgets. This unique concept alone makes Nag Ashwin's brain-child of a film deserving of a theatrical watch. 

3. Casting Coup: There is nothing an Indian audience loves more than a starry ensemble, much less one with the right balance of eye candy and strong performers. Besides the lead star cast, Kalki 2898 AD has names like Vijay Deverakonda (cameo), Dulquer Salmaan (cameo), Keerthy Suresh (voice-role), Disha Patani, Shobana, Pasupathy, Saswata Chatterjee, Mrunal Thakur (cameo) among others in it. 

4. Kalki 2898 AD Story:  The movie revolves around the birth of Kalki, Lord Vishnu's tenth and final avatar in 2898 AD. How a pregnant Sumathi/SUM-80 (Deepika Padukone), with the help of the Mahabharata character Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan) ensures Kalki's birth escaping the eyes of bounty hunter Bhairava (Prabhas), and demon villain Supreme Yaskin (Kamal Haasan) forms the plot of Kalki 2898 AD. 

5. Sound Technicals: Kalki 2898 AD is a high-investment film, that has been in production for the last 3 years. The meticulous steps ensured in technical aspects like production design, makeup, costumes, visual effects and even character props like the BU-ZU-1, aka the Bujji AI droid/supercar, is quite evident. From the promotional visuals, Kalki 2898 AD also comes across as a well-shot movie with never-before-seen action, and reliable music (by Santhosh Narayanan). 

A Vyjayanthi Movies production, Kalki 2898 AD releases in 2D, 3D, Imax in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.