Rajashekar's Kalki is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Prasanth Varma from a story written by Saitej Desharaj and produced by C. Kalyan.
The film stars Rajasekhar, Rahul Ramakrishna, Adah Sharma, Nandita Swetha, Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Pujita Ponnada,[1] while Nassar, Ashutosh Rana, Jayaprakash, and Shatru play supporting roles.
In the present, a fire at a liquor store is discovered to have been set to kill Narsappa's kind-hearted brother, Sekhar Babu, whose charred body is found hanging from a tree.
As Kalki and Dutta continue their investigation, they learn about a love story between Sekhar Babu and Asima Khan, a Muslim graduate whose boating business was destroyed in a massacre blamed on her due to her religion.
Kalki and Dutta confront the masked men involved in the crimes, and Sambasivudu is fatally wounded while protecting Perumaallu, his estranged son.
Kalki apprehends the masked men, revealing them to be familiar figures in the village, and discovers that Narsappa was behind the destruction of Nagulakona and the massacre on the boats.
In the aftermath, Asima reveals to Padma that Kalki was responsible for Sekhar Babu's death after discovering his involvement in the boating massacre.
The story concludes with Kalki, now aware of his true heritage, leaving the hospital with Padma, his mother, and his assistant, having fulfilled his destiny by avenging the injustices done to his family and village.
[4] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost wrote "Although Kalki finds its mojo in bits and pieces, it tries hard to whip up emotion where there's none, and ends up as a big bore".