‘Clash of the decade’: Netizens react to news of Kamal Haasan playing villain in Prabhas-starrer Project K

Prabhas will soon bring his magnum opus, Adipurush to cinemas, and after that, he will be seen next year in Nag Ashwin’s Project K. The upcoming sci-fi also stars Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone, and now as per the latest information, Kamal Haasan has signed the movie as the primary antagonist of the film. 

A few news portals and personalities from the South have shared the news that Project K has become bigger and grander, as Ulaga Nayagan, Kamal Haasan has come on board and he will play the main antagonist in Nag Ashwin’s directorial. Karthik DP has shared the news on Twitter, and wrote, “Big news #Prabhas & #KamalHaasan are set to clash in India’s mega project #ProjectK.” The tweet further informed that Kamal has dedicated his August schedule to shooting his parts and if rumours are to be believed, Kamal has earned a massive amount, approx 100 crores for playing the antagonist.

Here’s the tweet

 Big news #Prabhas & #KamalHaasan are set to clash in India’s mega project #ProjectK  #Kamal has dedicated his August schedule to shoot his parts & rumor has it that he’ll earn a massive amount (100CR+) for playing the antagonist

So the “K” in ProjectK stands for  pic.twitter.com/kfWNysoN74
— KARTHIK DP (@dp_karthik) June 14, 2023

As soon as the news broke on the internet, several netizens and moviegoers shared their excitement about the ‘dream cast’.A netizen called the news, “Clash of the decade.” Another netizen wrote, “Wow.” One of the internet users wrote, “#ProjectK – Antagonist Aandavar is Back after 15 Years..Seems like It’s almost certain that He’s Gonna lock horns with #Prabhas in this Sci-fi Magnum Opus. Can’t Wait to see the Powerhouse Performer in a Villain Role again.. Gonna be a Treat for his fans for sure..Ulaganayagan #Kamalhaasan.” 

Here are the reactions

#KamalHaasan as Main Villain in #Prabhas‘ #ProjectK  – Shoot of his portions begins in August!#Ulaganayagan‘s will be getting close to 10 digit salary for this badass role 

Kadavul paadhi mirugam paadhi kalandhu seitha kalavai naan  pic.twitter.com/qWVCZIQ6um
— VCD (@VCDtweets) June 14, 2023

#ProjectK – Ulaganayagan #KamalHaasan to start shooting for the movie from August

A huge number of remuneration was given for his role pic.twitter.com/poX5RLDbOT
— AmuthaBharathi (@CinemaWithAB) June 14, 2023

Kamal Haasan’s 2023-25 expected movie line-up:

— FLL-Films Love Life (@FilmsLoveLife) June 14, 2023

#ProjectK – Antagonist Aandavar is Back after 15 Years.

 Seems like It’s almost certain that He’s Gonna lock horns with #Prabhas in this Sci-fi Magnum Opus..

 Can’t Wait to see the Powerhouse Performer in a Villain Role again.. Gonna be a Treat for his fans for… pic.twitter.com/3mnMVDKD05
— Laxmi Kanth (@iammoviebuff007) June 14, 2023

Nag Ashwin’s directorial Project K will have a pan-India release on January 12, 2024. Apart from Project K, Prabhas will also be seen in Prashanth Neel’s Salaar and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit.