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'कांतारा' रिव्यू: एक देवता के मिथक की कहानी और ऋषभ शेट्टी की अद्भुत परफॉरमेंस पर्दे पर देखकर आप सन्न रह जाएंगे

कन्नड़ में बनी kgf मेकर्स की अगली फिल्म 'कांतारा' 30 सितंबर को साउथ में रिलीज हुई. ट्रेलर देखकर और फिल्म की चर्चा सुनकर नॉर्थ इंडिया के सिनेमा फैन्स इसे हिंदी में आने की डिमांड कर रहे थे. अब हिंदी में भी फिल्म रिलीज हो गई है. ऋषभ शेट्टी की 'कांतारा' देखकर यकीन होता है कि इसकी तारीफ में लिखा-कहा गया एक एक शब्द सही है. पढ़ें रिव्यू..

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• नए दिल्ली ,
• 14 अक्टूबर 2022,
• (अपडेटेड 14 अक्टूबर 2022, 4:34 PM IST)

फिल्म: कांतारा

• कलाकार : ऋषभ शेट्टी, किशोर, अच्युत कुमार, सप्तमी गौड़ा
• निर्देशक : ऋषभ शेट्टी

KGF बनाने वाले होम्बाले फिल्म्स की अगली फिल्म 'कांतारा' कन्नड़ में बनी है और 30 सितंबर को थिएटर्स में रिलीज होने के बाद से जमकर तारीफ बटोर रही थी. उत्तर भारत में भी लोगों ने जबसे 'कांतारा' का ट्रेलर देखा था, वो इसे बड़ी स्क्रीन पर देखना चाहते थे. फैन्स की डिमांड स्वीकार करते हुए मेकर्स ने 14 अक्टूबर, शुक्रवार को 'कांतारा' को हिंदी डबिंग के साथ भी रिलीज कर दिया है. 

ओटीटी की पहुंच बढ़ने के बाद साउथ में बनी बहुत सारी फिल्मों को उत्तर भारत के सिनेमा फैन्स ने भी देखा है और हमेशा के लिए इन फिल्मों के फैन हो गए हैं. 'कांतारा' उन फिल्मों में से है जो अगर आपने अभी थिएटर्स में नहीं देखी और बाद में ओटीटी पर देखी, तो ये अफसोस रहेगा कि थिएटर्स में इसे देखने का एक्सपीरियंस क्यों मिस कर गए! 

मैंने 'कांतारा' नोएडा के थिएटर में देखी, जहां मेरे अलावा लगभग 15 लोग और थे. इनमें से अधिकतर 2-3 के ग्रुप में थे. फर्स्ट हाफ खत्म होने के बाद थिएटर में लोग फिल्म के बारे में आपस में बातें कर रहे थे, हंस-बोल रहे थे. लेकिन सेकंड हाफ में अंत के लगभग 40 मिनट पूरे थिएटर में जैसे सन्नाटा था. और फिल्म खत्म होने के बाद सब जैसे सन्न रह गए थे और एक दूसरे के चेहरे इस भाव में देख रहे थे कि 'स्क्रीन पर ये क्या देख लिया!' 

'कांतारा' की कहानी की जड़ में एक लोककथा है और पूरी फिल्म के नैरेटिव में एक वैसा ही सम्मोहन है जैसा लोककथाओं को सुनने में महसूस होता है. ऋषभ शेट्टी बतौर डायरेक्टर एक ऐसा संसार रचते हैं जिसे आप बहुत क्युरियोसिटी के साथ देखते रहते हैं. और वो इस फ्लो के साथ कहानी कहते हैं कि कोई भी मोमेंट खाली नहीं लगता और 'कांतारा' के संसार को देखते रहने की इच्छा बनी रहती है. बतौर एक्टर ऋषभ के कम के लिए सबसे सटीक एक ही शब्द लगता है- अद्भुत! 

'कांतारा' का मिथक फिल्म में जंगल के बीच बस एक छोटे से गांव की कहानी है. 'कांतारा' का अर्थ होता है बीहड़ जंगल, और इस जंगल के निवासियों में सम्पन्नता लाने वाले एक देवता के मिथक की मान्यता है. इस देवता का सालाना अनुष्ठान 'भूत कोला' कहानी का एक कोर एलिमेंट है.  कहा जाता है कि शांति की तलाश में भटकते एक राजा को, जंगल में पत्थर के रूप में ये देवता मिला और उसने एक शर्त रखी. शर्त ये कि जमीन का ये हिस्सा गांव वालों का रहेगा और राजा को शांति मिलेगी. इस शर्त के नियम को तोड़ने पर भारी विनाश होगा. 

कहानी  फिल्म का लीडिंग किरदार है शिवा, जिसका परिवार पीढ़ियों से जंगल के देवता की पूजा-अनुष्ठान करता आया है. लेकिन शिवा एक पूरी तरह मनमौजी और पैशनेट लड़का है जो अपनी मौज मस्ती में रहता है. 'कांतारा' के पहले 30 मिनट में ही 'कंबाला' (भैंसे की दौड़) का एक सीक्वेंस है, जिससे आपको बता दिया जाता है कि शिवा जितना मौजी और बहादुर है, उतना ही रिएक्टिव भी यानी बहुत जल्दी भड़कता है. 'कांतारा' के फर्स्ट हाफ में शिवा, उसके साथी, जंगल से गांववालों का रिश्ता ये सबकुछ आप समझ जाएंगे.

कहानी में एक फॉरेस्ट ऑफिसर है मुरली (किशोर), जो सरकार की तरफ से जंगल का रखवाला है और उसके हिसाब से जंगल में गांववालों का दखल प्रकृति को नुक्सान पहुंचाने वाला है. ऐसे में जंगल को अपना प्लेग्राउंड मानने वाले शिवा से भी उसकी ठन जाती है. जंगल का जो मिथक कहानी की जड़ में है, उस कहानी के राजा का मौजूद वंशज देवेन्द्र सुत्तर (अच्युत कुमार) भी पूरे खेल में एक महत्वपूर्ण किरदार है. सवाल ये है कि गांववालों का आगे क्या होगा? क्या उनकी जमीनें सरकार के हाथ में जाएंगी? इस दौर में जब जमीनों के चक्कर में लोग गला काटने को तैयार हैं, तब क्या राजा का वंशज अपने पूर्वजों की मानी हुई देवता की शर्त निभाएगा? और इस पूरे खेल में शिवा और उसके पूर्वजों का जंगल के देवता से कनेक्शन किस तरह असर रखता है?

इन सवालों का जवाब 'कांतारा' जिस तरह स्क्रीन पर देती है, उसे पूरा देखने के बाद आपको थिएटर की सीट से उठने में कुछ मिनट का समय लगेगा. मुझे खुद थिएटर से बाहर आने के बाद भी, फिल्म से बाहर आने में थोड़ा वक्त लगा. 

क्या है खास? 'कांतारा' की कहानी हमारे देश में बहुत सारे ऐसे समुदायों और समाजों की तरह है जो जंगल से सीधे जुड़े हैं. शिव और उसके गांव वालों की तरह देश के बहुत सारे इलाकों के लोग इस तरह के संघर्ष के बीच फंसे रहते हैं. जंगल और इन्सान के रिश्ते पर वैसे भी सिनेमा में बहुत कम फिल्में हैं और 'कांतारा' इस लिस्ट में बहुत ऊपर रखी जा सकती है. 

टेक्निकली, 'कांतारा' एक बहुत दमदार फिल्म है. अरविन्द शेट्टी की सिनेमेटोग्राफी बहुत दमदार है. फिल्म में 'कंबाला' के खेल से लेकर भूत कोला और जंगल की पूरी सीनरी को कैमरा जिस तरह कैप्चर करता है उसमें नयापन तो लगता ही है, साथ ही थिएटर में मौजूद दर्शक खुद को स्क्रीन पर चिपका नहीं बल्कि कहानी में शामिल महसूस करता है. जैसे सबकुछ आंखों के सामने ही घट रहा हो.

स्पेशल इफेक्ट्स भी बहुत अच्छे हैं और कलर टोन आंखों को बहुत सुकून देने वाला है. 'कांतारा' के साउंड में दक्षिण कन्नड़ फोक का नेटिव फील तो है ही, साथ में एक रहस्यमयी एलिमेंट है जो जंगल के मिथक से जुड़ी कहानी को एक माया टाइप फील देने में बहुत खूब काम करता है. फिल्म की एक्शन कोरियोग्राफी भी बहुत कमाल की है. 

डायरेक्शन और परफॉरमेंस  ऋषभ शेट्टी का स्क्रीनप्ले और डायरेक्शन एक एनर्जी से भरा हुआ है. उनके नैरेटिव में एक फ्लो है जहां स्क्रीन पर कोई ढीला मोमेंट नहीं है और कहानी से कट जाने जैसा नहीं लगता. ढाई घंटे लम्बी फिल्म को उन्होंने पूरा टाइट रखा है और स्क्रीनप्ले की स्पीड नहीं हल्की पड़ती. उनके डायरेक्शन का दम तो स्क्रीन पर आपको दिखता ही है, लेकिन बतौर एक्टर उन्होंने जो किया है, वो जादुई से कम नहीं है.

शिवा के कैरेक्टर में उनकी रॉ एनर्जी पूरी फिल्म में बराबर फैली हुई है और स्क्रीन पर उनका पूरा ऑरा बहुत कमाल का है. फिल्म के आखिरी 40 मिनट रिषभ को देखकर आप समझ पाएंगे कि उनकी परफॉरमेंस में ऐसा क्या जादू है. अगर वो स्पॉइलर न होता, तो यहां जरूर बात करते. 

फॉरेस्ट ऑफिसर बने किशोर बहुत, राजा के वंशज के रोल में अच्युत और शिवा की लव इंटरेस्ट लीला के रोल में सप्तमी गौड़ा ने भी बेहतरीन काम किया है. 

कमियां 'कांतारा' दक्षिण कन्नड़ और तुलूनाडू इलाके की लोक कथाओं और लोक संस्कृति से बहुत गहरी जुड़ी हुई है. फिल्म मूलतः कन्नड़ में बनी है और हिंदी में डबिंग में देखने पर कहीं न कहीं कहानी के कल्चर और प्रतीओं को समझने में थोड़ी सी उलझन हो सकती है. मुझे इसलिए नहीं हुई क्योंकि मैंने 'कांतारा' की कहानी में घुले प्रतीकों, मिथकों और तुलूनाडू की संस्कृति के बारे में थोड़ा पढ़ा था. 'कांतारा' देखने से पहले अगर आपको कहानी के बैकग्राउंड को समझना हो तो यहां पढ़ें:

कांतारा: परशुराम के क्षेत्र से जंगल के लोगों और देवताओं की कहानी, हिंदी में भी लेकर आ रहे हैं KGF के मेकर्स

जो डायलॉग एक पर्टिकुलर भाषा और संस्कृति से जुड़े हों उन्हें हिंदी में बदलने में थोड़ा बहुत असर तो खोता ही है. लेकिन ऐसा बिल्कुल नहीं है कि इससे कहानी कहीं कमजोर हो जाती हो. 'कांतारा' आपसे बस थोड़ा सा धैर्य और एकाग्रता चाहती है. इसके बदले में आपको जो सिनेमेटिक एक्सपीरियंस मिलेगा, वो शानदार और यादगार होगा. 

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Kantara Review: Insanely Entertaining, Propelled By Rishab Shetty's Blindingly Good Star Turn

Kantara review: a heady blend of history, myth, folklore, high drama and stylishly choreographed action neatly wrapped in a form firmly rooted in the cultural milieu it has sprung from..

A still from Kantara trailer. (courtesy: HombaleFilms )

Cast: Rishab Shetty, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda

Director: Rishab Shetty

Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

A visually sumptuous, instantly immersive spectacle mounted with extraordinary vim and vigour, writer-director-actor Rishab Shetty's Kannada-language Kantara , now on nationwide release in Hindi and other languages, is a heady blend of history, myth, folklore, high drama and stylishly choreographed action neatly wrapped in a form firmly rooted in the cultural milieu it has sprung from.

Shetty is also the writer and lead actor of the film. As screenwriter, his output is probably just a touch shy of being perfect, but the script has enough heft and vibrancy to translate into a mass entertainer that is visceral, rousing and unwaveringly riveting.

A wide array of things makes Kantara the incredible film that it is, but the most prominent of all are the on-screen performers led admirably well by Shetty. He packs a punch that sends us reeling and continues to reverberate long after the film has run its course.

The film kicks off at scorching pace. The introduction of a divine spirit that watches over the forest and a stirring Kambala buffalo race within the first 15 minutes or so of the film set the tone. Getting accustomed to the sensory overload takes a while. However, once the two-and-a-half-hour film's design - both visual and aural - reveals itself in all its splendour, everything falls into place and draws the audience into the spellbinding Kantara (literally, mystical forest) universe.

The potent drama focuses on the fraught power dynamics, social and divine, that have forever been at play in a coastal Karnataka village where a seemingly benign feudal lord wields unlimited, unquestioned authority over the people. He decides what is good for the villagers. The latter go along.

It isn't servility that underpins the relationship between the master and his serfs. The key is loyalty. It has been built over decades of what feels like benevolence but may not be what it appears to be. Also central to the plot of Kantara is a conflict that arises from threats posed to the rights of forest dwellers over the swathes of land that have been their home for centuries.

In the lead role, Shetty brings dizzying energy to bear upon his performance as the buffalo race champion Shiva, a fiery young rebel with a cause. The young man has to contend with demons of his own mind - recurring nightmares in which he sees visions of the reigning deity in a wrathful avatar drive him to the edge of despair and a constant need to give vent to his rising ire.

His impulsive response to provocations put him on a collision course with the powers that be and his own mother, Kamala (Manasi Sudhir). She frets in vain over his compulsive hunting of wild boars - an act that is linked to the unsettling dreams that repeatedly interrupt his sleep - and violent confrontations with the landlord's henchmen.

The actor-director creates an electrifying larger-than-life figure whose volatile ways shape the frisson that pulses through the film. The young man, perpetually on a short fuse, is foresworn to protecting the village from forces out to rob the indigenous population of access to their ancestral land. Friction between him and government officials erupts because the latter are loath to accept that the forest belongs to the villagers.

Kantara , a film of phenomenal sweep and power, delivers a blindingly brilliant climax and a build-up to it that send the film soaring to the sort heights that only truly great commercial films have ever attained. The cinematography by Arvind S. Kashyap and the musical score by B. Ajneesh Loknath are magnificent. They work in tandem to create an impactful, out of the ordinary movie experience.

As tensions peak in the village and the forest's demigod (ritualistically celebrated in the annual Bhoota Kola ceremony) lurks in the background and is always ready to strike, the nature and dimension of Shiva's fight become clear.

Shiva's biggest foe is an upright deputy forest range officer Muralidhar (Kishore) who will stop at nothing to ensure that the government's writ runs. The landlord Devendra Suttur (Achyuth Kumar), Shiva's master and benefactor, makes common cause with the feisty young man. But are the powerful arbiter's intentions above board?

The opening moments of Kantara provide some broad historical clues. In quick succession, the script details the context of the present conflict. In 1847, the King, at the bidding of the Panjurli (boar) demigod, hands over a large expanses of land to the tribal denizens of the forest and is in return assured of decades of peace and prosperity.

Many generations later, the King's successor, driven by greed and drunk on power, wants all the land to be restored to the royal family. The deity, infuriated at the violation of the long-standing covenant, metes out instantaneous punishment to the offender. In 1990, the year in which Kantara is set, a government officer arrives in the village with a brief to wrest control of the forest land under his charge.

Legends and myths prevalent in the area and beliefs flowing out the forest dwellers' collective memory constitute the narrative crux of the story. The film is marked by a deep sense of the unique ethos of the people it is about.

Shiva, a Bhoota Kola ritual performer, represents a hoary custom but has passed on the mantle to a cousin because he was witness to the disappearance of his father while he was in the guise of the demigod. The loss still haunts Shiva and spurs him on to fight for the protection of his cultural/spiritual moorings.

Shiva is a virile defender of his people and their animistic philosophy, but he isn't the conventional, insuperable Alpha male that films such as KGF, RRR and Pushpa have brought back to the Indian cinema mainstream and made a box-office killing in the bargain. Kantara resists the temptation and is none the worse for it.

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The climactic good-versus-evil confrontation - it isn't an ordinary hero-vanquishes-villain construct, catapults Kantara to an exalted plane. It offsets the one drawback that dilutes the film's a bit. Such is Shiva's halo that the characters around him - his friends and his girlfriend Leela (Sapthami Gowda) - are not quite as vivid as the other technical and narrative elements of the film.

In the light of the sustained overall finesse, anything in this film that is less than totally unblemished will count only as a minor false stroke on an otherwise impeccably realised canvas. Kantara , propelled by Rishab Shetty's blindingly good star turn and impressive directorial skills, is an insanely entertaining film. An absolute must watch.

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Actor-director Rishab Shetty’s Kantara is the latest Southern production to send viewers into raptures or numbness, as the case may be. The Kannada-language movie was released on September 30 and has been re-released in cinemas in a Hindi dubbed version (as was the Telugu film Sita Ramam ).

A dizzying mesh of animistic beliefs, folk performance traditions, generational memory and concerns about land rights, Kantara (Mystical Forest) is best expressed not by its uninhibited rustic characters or colourful visuals but by a sonic element. If we were to put it into words, we would call it “wooooooaaaav”. This signature cry of the demigod Bhoota bookends the movie’s gripping opening portions and its visceral extended climax.

Shetty directs his own screenplay with unbridled panache, treating even routine scenes as milestones on an epic journey. The 150-minute film unfolds across three time zones. The first phase serves as an origin myth of how humans came to depend on forests.

A king enters into a pact with Bhoota, handing over his land to forest dwellers in exchange for Bhoota’s munificence. In later years, Bhoota is represented by a designated performer who dresses up as the demigod at festivities. A turn of events causes Bhoota to disappear into the forest in a blur of tinkling anklets.

The Bhoota performer’s heir Shiva (Rishab Shetty) has no desire to follow in his father’s footsteps. Instead, Shiva is content to win the local kambala (bullock riding) competition, swig locally brewed grog, smoke up, and hunt boar and fish.

The idyll is interrupted not by the king’s latest descendant, the seemingly benevolent landlord Devendra (Achyut Kumar). The new, and aggressive, forest department officer Muralidhar (Kishore) declares the villagers to be encroachers and attempts to seize the land in the name of the Indian state.

Devendra plays peacemaker as Shiva and his posse gird their loins to take on Muralidhar. Shiva’s sweetheart Leela (Sapthami Gowda), who works for Muralidhar, is squeezed between her community and her professional duties.

Leela is ultimately a stepney in the main ride: the realisation of who is actually behind the land grab. Even Muralidhar is a red herring for a feast that takes its own sweet time to be laid out.

While waiting for Shiva to embrace his inner Maoist, Shetty rolls out bawdy comedy, disposable melodramatic scenes of Shiva jousting with his crabby mother (Manasi Sudhir), and various shades of swagger. Some of these scenes are amusing in themselves, particularly the relationship between Shiva and his loyal cronies.

Kantara ’s themes have been explored in a more sober register by arthouse films and documentaries about the pre-modern belief systems that bind indigenous communities to their land. The Bhoota Kola performative tradition enlivens an often routine vengeance drama stacked with macho posturing and slow-motion action scenes.

Shiva is an iteration of the unreconstructed males valourised by popular cinema. Shiva’s courtship of Leela won’t fit the accepted definition of consent. (Does a female waist exist only to be rudely pinched?) At least Kantara is less coy than Pushpa: The Rise (2021), which kicked up a mighty fuss over a harmless kiss.

Literally broad-chested and consistently brawny, Shiva might have been a caricature if it weren’t Rishab Shetty’s deep investment in his character’s emotional arc. Shetty’s interest in the Yakshagana performing tradition pays rich dividends when Kantara finally brings together its disparate threads. Always on fire, Shetty’s Shiva is truly explosive in the film’s blazing stand-off.

The Bhoota’s hold over the villagers’ imagination of themselves kicks off the movie, and the Bhoota rescues Kantara from its wandering ways. Arvind S Kashyap’s lensing and colour scheme are most vivid when the spirit’s human manifestation dances into view, emitting the “wooooooaaaav” roar that lingers long after Kantara has ended.

Countless films have been rescued by the device of the deus ex machina . In Kantara too, the machine of the gods trundles into view at just the right moment. While the film’s politics about land rights is sketchy and weak, Shetty’s evocation of a sacred landscape where the rational seamlessly co-exists with the supernatural leads to a memorable battle between human perfidy and the forces of divinity.

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Kantara movie review: Rishab Shetty's mesmeric blend of action and mythology ranks among the best of Indian cinema

Kantara movie review: rishab shetty brings an original tale rooted in indian culture and mythology that surely ranks among the best efforts by an indian filmmaker in recent times..

By the time of the writing of this review, Kantara has earned endorsements from people far more accomplished in the world of cinema, with many more National Awards than this writer can ever hope to win. So I’ll admit I went into the theatre with a preconceived notion about the film, hoping for something good. But Kantara still blew me away. The beautiful amalgamation of action, thrill, faith, and mythology in this powerful film ranks among the best efforts by any Indian filmmaker in recent times. Also read: Kantara becomes highest-rated Indian film on IMDb, Dhanush calls it 'a must-watch'

A lot has been said about how Indian cinema is losing touch with its roots and not finding original stories from the heartland. This land, being so diverse and vast, is a treasure trove of stories. Kantara shows just what is possible when a good storyteller decides to tell an original tale rooted in the land and its culture, while bringing with himself the expertise and technical finesse of good filmmaking. At the heart of it, Kantara is the age-old story of man vs nature, of villagers vs zamindars, and the thirst for land and money. But it is so much more as it weaves elements from coastal Karnataka’s culture and mythology in the story so seamlessly and fluidly.

The story is set around a village in south Karnataka where a king had given that land to the villagers 150 years ago. In 1990, when the story is set, an upright forest officer (played by a brilliant Kishore) is trying to curb tree felling and hunting in that land, which is now a reserve forest. To complicate matters, the villagers believe that the land was given to them as a boon from their Daiva--the demigod protector of the forest, and are hence in no mood to listen to this outsider. Leading the charge against this is the village strongman Shiva (Rishab Shetty), and he is supported by the king’s descendant, the village’s sahib (Achyuth Kumar).

It is hard to pinpoint the one thing that makes Kantara tick. Let’s start with the script. It takes a story seen very often in our daily lives and introduces some unique local flavour, rooting it to Indian culture, making it stand out from among other such tales. Then comes the real cherry on top of this beautiful cake- the breathtakingly beautiful cinematography of Arvind Kashyap. The way Arvind’s lens has brought alive the folklore of Kantara is a lesson for storytellers. Some of the scenes of the buffalo racing in the beginning of the film deserve special praise, as do all the scenes from the festivities and visuals of the Daiva.

The background score and music from Ajaneesh Loknath complements the camera work totally. The choice to use western instruments in some scenes depicting Indian festivities was a bold one and it pays off quite well. The score brings out the myths, culture, and feel of the land where Kantara is set, taking you into the heart of the story so easily that you forget you are sitting in a movie theatre in another part of the country.

Rishab Shetty as Shiva delivers a powerful performance as this unstoppable force, who will go to any lengths to protect his village and his people. His beautifully-choreographed and slick action sequences would be at home even in the best of Hollywood films. Kishore is on the other spectrum as the calm, simmering forest officer Muralidhar, at loggerheads with Shiva. The actor brings so much intensity into his scenes that it’s a treat to watch.

This review would be incomplete without the mention of how colourfully and glamorously the film portrays the local festivities and rituals. The colours are vivid, the sounds melodic, and the portrayal powerful. All the scenes involving the Daiva are compelling, and some even hair-raising. That guttural scream from the Daiva gives you goosebumps on more than one occasion. Without spoiling anything, I can just say that the climax, while being a completely masala Indian film offering, elevates the film to another level.

Like Sohum Shah’s Tumbbad some four years ago, Kantara is proof that the earthy, rooted folk tales from India have the power to be turned into compelling cinema. Kantara, in fact, takes Tumbbad’s legacy even forward. Despite being appreciated by everyone who watched it. Tumbbad made only ₹ 13 crore at the box office. Kantara, meanwhile, is hurtling towards the 100-crore mark. It is an important film because it’s success will determine if other filmmakers across India will dare to tell original stories.

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Cast: Rishab Shetty, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda, Pramod Shetty, and Manasi Sudhir.

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Kantara Hindi Twitter Review: Fans appreciate Rishab Shetty’s action drama, call it 'mindblowing'

Kantara hindi twitter review: after hitting the bull's eye at the box office, kannada movie 'kantara' is now trending across the country with accolades pouring in from all quarters. interestingly, the hindi version of the film has also impressed the audience..

After hitting the bull's eye at the box office, Kannada movie 'Kantara' is now trending across the country with accolades pouring in from all quarters. Interestingly, the Hindi version of the film has also impressed the audience, and they are going gaga over the film. Reviewing the film a user wrote, "#KantaraHindi: Outstanding 4.5. #Kantara One Of The Best Ever Story, Acting, Cinematography with Rich Culture Pure Masterpiece unique movie, 100% entertainment from start to finish."

Another said, "Hope #KantaraHindi will change the perspective of Indian Film Industry henceforth. #RishabShetty has demonstrated that what Hindu Gods and Hindu way of life can contribute to make our film industry more meaningful and lively. #Bollywood #Kantara"

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About Kantara

The action-thriller written and directed by Rishabh was produced by Vijay Kiragandur. Kantara is a perfect culmination of craft, culture and technical brilliance at display. It is that rare piece of Southern India that you would have barely witnessed or heard about. The period-action thriller explores the traditional culture of Kambla and Buta Kola. ALSO READ:  Prabhas, Dhanush review Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara'; movie beats KGF 2 to become highest-rated Indian film

Rishab Shetty's film also stars Murali, Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda in pivotal roles. The film is backed by the makers of KGF and KGF 2 Hombale Productions. Set and filmed in Keraadi in coastal Karnataka, the film stars Rishabh as a Kambala champion, who is at loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer, Murali (Kishore).

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Kantara Box Office Review (Hindi): Rishab Shetty’s Film Is The Latest Addition To Ever-Growing List Of Dubbed Successes!

On public demand, rishab shetty's kantara finally released today in the hindi dubbed version. here's how much it will at the box office.

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Star cast: Rishab Shetty, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda, Pramod Shetty & others

Director: Rishab Shetty

Producers: Vijay Kiragandur (Hombale Films)

Kantara Box Office Review (Hindi): Expectations

The film is making a lot of noise on social media and is enjoying a phenomenal trend over there. In the original Kannada version, it’s already a blockbuster and the word-of-mouth is spreading like a wildfire. We saw people in Hindi market flocking theatres to catch the film with English subtitles even though didn’t understand a bit of Kannada. With such a craze, the makers were forced to dub the film in Hindi within span of a week.

It’s rare to see that any regional film getting dubbed on a public demand. Even the distributors and exhibitors have been excited, which is why Kantara has got an impressive screen count of 2500 . With this kind of anticipation, it was clear that Kantara will definitely take a start and won’t go unnoticed on the opening day. And as the verdict is out for its original Kannada version, the Hindi version was anyways a success story in the making.

Kantara Box Office Review (Hindi): Impact

In the post-Covid era, people are hungrily waiting to grab any South film if it’s making noise on social media. Kantara (Hindi) too enjoyed the same benefit on its opening day. On one side, where renowned faces like Kamal Haasan and Chiranjeevi are failing leave any trace at the box office on day 1, this Rishab Shetty directorial is making its presence felt by showing decent occupancy.

Kantara is a good entertainer, especially the climax is all goosebumps. In the Hindi belt, the word-of-mouth is highly positive so far and from tomorrow onwards, the film will definitely show big jumps. Given its content and treatment, it will work in A and B centres with some sort of competition from Ayushmann Khurrana’s Doctor G.

Kantara is expected to see a trajectory like Karthikeya 2 (Hindi) at the box office and it has legs for long theatrical run. Even after Ram Setu and Thank God arrives 25th October, the film will continue to work with its audience.

Kantara Box Office Review (Hindi): Final Verdict

On the whole, Kantara is another proud moment for the Sandalwood industry after KGF Chapter 2 and 777 Charlie as it’s going to make a name among Hindi audience. We can call it the latest addition to the ever-growing list of dubbed successes in the Hindi belt.

It is expected to wrap its lifetime run anywhere between 30-35 crores at the box office.

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Kantara in Hindi: Initial reviews in; everyone loves Rishab Shetty’s film

The Hindi dubbed version of the film that released in Kannada two weeks ago will be out on October 14. Critics are calling the film epic, mesmerizing, brilliant, etc.

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Last Updated: 08.40 PM, Oct 13, 2022

In a day and age when the trend is to make pan-India/pan-world movies with versions in multiple languages, it takes gumption to go against this formula. And that’s what Kannada actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty did with his film, Kantara. His film, which is rooted deeply in the culture and traditions of coastal Karnataka, was released in theatres across the globe in Kannada only, with English subtitles. The film opened to rave reviews and has been taking the box office by storm. The success of the film, of course, created a lot of intrigue among non-Kannadiga audiences in different parts of the country, and a demand for it to be dubbed in other languages and released in theatres.

Production banner Hombale Films and Rishab Shetty, who were planning to dub the film in time for its OTT debut on Amazon Prime, had to advance these plans and now, the other versions are ready for consumption. Tomorrow, the Hindi version of Kantara releases in theatres. The makers have already shown the film to a section of media and other stakeholders and much like how it was back home, those who have seen Kantara can’t stop singing its praise.

Pretty much every critic worth his/her salt has been calling Kantara “brilliant”, “mesmerizing”, “masterpiece”, “must-watch”, “perfection”, “epic”, and so much more. The film, they believe, will appeal to audiences in the Hindi belt too. On bookmyshow, for instance, where Kantara’s Kannada version enjoys a 99% rating, the Hindi version is garnering more interest than Dr G, Code Name Tiranga and other releases of the week.

Rishab is currently in Mumbai, where he is promoting the Hindi version of the film, which is being distributed by Anil Thadani, a frequent Hombale Films collaborator. The Telugu version of the film will release on October 15, followed by Tamil on October 16. The Malayalam version is likely to come out on October 17, but this has not been officially confirmed.

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'Kantara' movie review: Rishab Shetty delivers a compelling and rooted film

Conflicts between man and nature have always provided enough fodder for our filmmakers to dole out one film after the other. Rishab Shetty’s Kantara, though dealing with the same concept, strives to be original and wins at it by staying rooted and realistic.

Even in his previous films, Ricky and Sa.Hi.Pra Shaale, Rishab expressed his flair for telling stories of the coastal belt of Karnataka. With Kantara, he further goes deep into the woods to talk about safeguarding forests even while delivering a compelling revenge-action drama with a blend of crime and divinity.

Kantara is set in a fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, and begins in the 18th century when a king exchanges a piece of land with his people and moves on to find peace and happiness. Centuries later, the same land becomes a threat to the tribals of that area., but they believe their demigods, doubling up as their guardians, protect the village. The story shifts to the 90s, and we see the face-off between villagers who dwell in the forests, and the forest officer who wants to clear any encroachment in the area.

Shiva (Rishab Shetty) lives a carefree life with his friends, and is often at loggerheads with forest officer Murali (Kishore), who just wants to uphold the law of the land. We also have a politician Devendra Suttur (Achyuth Kumar), whose misdeeds become his identity. But there is a bigger evil at work, and Kantara is about Shiva’s struggle to bring justice to the people of the village.

The film ends with an outstanding climax, which is definitely the USP of Kantara. There are multiple viewpoints in Kantara, and it is all wonderfully brought together by Rishab, who has written and directed the film too.

Rishab is only getting better with each film, and the backing of Hombale Films has allowed the filmmaker to make the movie more realistic. Even though it runs on the familiar territory of human-nature conflict, the chapters of Bhoota kola and Kambala make it unique. Every frame of the film is beautiful. DOP Aravind Kashyap lights up Kantara in vivid shades, and with able support from art director Dharani Gange Putra, gives Kantara a rather natural look.

Kantara also explores some serious issues like caste discrimination. While there is no separate comedy track, there are enough quirks in some of the characters to add to the fun quotient. The film brings in crisp narration, and extra credit should be given to the well-orchestrated action sequences.

Composer Ajaneesh Loknath is marvellous in Kantara. While his folk melodies are soothing, the background score accentuates the narrative of Kantara.

Rishab, the actor, is outstanding as Shiva, and breathes life into this rather unconventional character. He has undergone a mass and intense transformation for the role, and the effects are evident. Rishab’s performance in the nail-biting climax will definitely make the audience cheer and applaud for him. Sapthami Gowda as forest guard Leela, who is also Shiva’s love interest, delivers a decent performance in Kantara. Kishore and Achyuth too give powerful performances, and it is a joy to watch the former’s intense ego clashes with Shiva. Manasi Sudhir, Pramod Shetty and Prakash Thuminad too are decent with their acts.

With Kantara, Rishab once again creates magic, both as a director and an actor, and delivers an entertainer with a strong social message, and an even stronger final act.

Director : Rishab Shetty

Cast : Rishab Shetty, Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar

Ratings : 4 out of 5 stars

(This story originally appeared on Cinema Express )

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