Kantara: Chapter 1

Cast: Rishab Shetty , Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah & more

Written & Directed by: Rishab Shetty

Produced by: Hombale Films

Rating - **** (4/5)

To attempt a prequel to a sleeper hit is to invite peril. To write, to direct and to star in that prequel is to invite legend. Rishab Shetty takes that peril and turns it into purpose in Kantara Chapter 1 The Legend. The first Kantara arrived like a surprise storm that unsettled the landscape of commercial cinema. This chapter arrives like a deliberate tempest.

The public chatter around the film has been relentless and messy but the film itself quiets the noise. What remains is an unruly, intoxicating force that mixes folklore and fury. Shetty opts for scale but keeps the soul intact. He does not strip the

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