The wave of ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ has swept the nation as the movie has opened to exceptional numbers and has been receiving an amazing response. Starring Rishab Shetty in the lead roles, the movie is a prequel and set in over thousands years before the events of ‘Kantara’ (2022). At the of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’, the makers reportedly confirmed its third part as well.
According to Bollywood Hungama, the third instalment of the Kantara franchise has been announced at the end of the film. The movie will reportedly be titled ‘Kantara: A Legend Chapter 2’. The makers are yet to officially announce the film.
Apart from starring in the movie, Rishab Shetty has also directed and written it. He has essayed the role of Berme alongside Rukmini Vasanth as Kanakavathi, and Gulshan Devaiah as Kulashekara. The film’s visual is backed by the powerful cinematic vision of Arvind S. Kashyap as cinematographer and the evocative music of B. Ajaneesh Loknath, whose compositions in the first film left audiences spellbound. It is produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films.
Meanwhile, ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ has been performing well at the box office. According to the website Sacnilk, the movie collected Rs 60 crore on day 1. Even though the movie had an impressive opening day, it remains a little behind the first collection of ‘They Call Him OG’ and ‘Coolie’. For the unversed, ‘OG’ had collected Rs 63.73 crore on day 1 and ‘Coolie’ earned Rs 77 crore.
Talking about the 2022 film ‘Kantara’, Rishab Shetty also directed the film. It also starred Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, and Achyuth Kumar in the lead roles. The movie focused on a Kambala champion who clashes with an upright forest officer, leading to a larger conflict involving sacred land, ancestral legacy, and the balance between nature and man-made law.
The movie became the highest-grossing Kannada film of all time when it was released. Rishab also won the National Film Award in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category.
