Kantara prequel: Actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty is all set to roll out the second part of his blockbuster outing Kantara. As is already known, it will be a prequel to Kantara. Rishab announced on the special occasion of Ugadi that has he has kickstarted the scripting for the prequel of Kantara.
The Kannada film industry earned immense popularity across the globe with Rishab Shetty’s Kantara in 2022. The action thriller, which hit the theatres in September 2022, broke all records. Originally released only in Kannada, Kantara was later dubbed into all major Indian languages and a few foreign languages.
Kantara scripting begins
On the special occasion of Ugadi 2023, actor-director Rishab Shetty and production banner Hombale Films confirmed that the scripting of Kantara 2 has finally kickstarted. “On this auspicious occasion of Ugadi & New Year, we are delighted to announce that the writing for the second part of #Kantara has begun. We can’t wait to bring you another captivating story that showcases our relationship with nature. Stay tuned for more updates,” read the official statement on the official social media handles of Hombale Films.
Rishab Shetty, on the other hand, took to his official social media handles and wrote: “ನಾಡಿನ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನತೆಗೆ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು.
Happy Ugadi ! ಬರವಣಿಗೆಯ ಆದಿ…Kantara writing begins!”
Kantara prequel announced
Recently, when Kantara celebrated its successful 100 days, Rishab Shetty confirmed that he is working on the second part of the project and said it will be a prequel. “What you have seen is actually Part 2, and Part 1 will come next year. The idea came to my mind while I was shooting for Kantara. It is because the history of Kantara has more depth to it. Currently, we are in the middle of digging into more details. As the research is still underway, it would be very early to reveal details about the film,” he said.
Kantara had a stellar star cast besides Rishab Shetty. Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, Prakash Tuminad, Naveen D Padil, and others featured in key roles.
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