''Kalki'' is a 2017 Indian

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, directed by Dhilip Kumar and written by film critic

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. Produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallappa under the banner Pramod Films, the film stars Kishore and

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in the lead roles. The film has music composed by

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, with cinematography handled by Vijay Karthik Kannan and edited by

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. The film released on 31 May 2017.

Premise

A woman named Kalki (Yasmin Ponnappa) is introduced in the beginning of the film leaving the audience wondering who she is. A scientist, Kishore (Kishore), is on a journey to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. While doing so, he falls in love with Radhika (Yasmin Ponnappa). However, Radhika has a secret that Kishore doesn't know about.

Cast

* Kishore as Kishore *

as Kalki and Radhika (dual roles) *Mithrabhoomi Saravanan

Release

The film released digitally through

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on 31 May 2017.

Reception

S. Srivatsan of ''

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'' gave the film three out of five stars and called the film as an "engaging watch for its plot and characters", further praising

's performance in particular. On the other hand, Anupam Kant Verma of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five and stated that "the film meanders through its long runtime, dancing around the themes it should have explored in order to service a mystery that leaves a lot to be desired".

References

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