Kaliyugam

<p>Set in a future, Kaliyugam explores themes of , , and human resilience in a world ravaged by catastrophic events. The story follows a group of individuals confronting both external dangers and internal turmoil as they struggle to retain their humanity in a decaying society. After (2019), joined hands with debutant director Pramodh Sundar, for an film titled set in the 2050s. The film is produced by K. S. Ramakrishna and K. Ramcharan under the banners of RK International and Prime Cinemas respectively, along with Siddharth Swayamboo as the co-producer. The film has Tamil dialogues jointly written by the Karthik Gunasekaran, Athreya, and Karkavi. Featuring, Shraddha and , the first-look poster was released in mid-December 2022. The film also features Iniyan Subramani, Harry, Asmal, Santhosh, Mani, Aarya Lekshmi, Moses and Master Ronith in supporting roles. The technical team consists of editor Nimz, cinematographer K Ramcharan, art director Sakthee Venkatraj M, and action choreographer GN Murugan. began in Chennai on 20 January 2021. The final schedule began on 27 December 2021 in a high-budget set erected in Chennai. The entire filming was and was in post-production stage during the first-look poster release in mid-December 2022. The visual effects and CGI work were completed in . The film has music and background scored by . was released theatrically on 9 May 2025. The Telugu version titled was distributed by . is set to begin streaming on from 11 July 2025. A critic of gave 2/5 stars and wrote “Pramodh Sundar’s ambitious dystopian thriller, Kaliyugam, is a film that aims for the sky but abruptly crashes along the way.[…] Kaliyugam 2064 falls under a trap of being a film driven largely by its vision, as the makers falter in pulling off that vision with finesse.” Anusha Sundar of gave 2/5 stars and wrote “Kaliyugam is ambitious and had high potential. But when it leaves many of its threads incomplete, the film gets a tad bit stretchy and unexplored. […] Even with Kishore and Shraddha giving their best, Kaliyugam could have been far better if could have given more thought on paper.”</p>