Rishab Shetty’s movie ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ has finally been released in theatres after much waiting. The movie is a prequel to the 2022 hit Kannada film ‘Kantara’ and has been receiving an amazing response from the audience. The film had a stellar opening and continues to dominate, now surpassing the lifetime collections of blockbuster hits like Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire and Baahubali: The Beginning.
Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 11:
Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 has made a thunderous impact at the box office, raking in an impressive Rs 478.65 crore in just 11 days. The film opened to a massive start, collecting Rs 61.85 crore on Day 1 across all languages. The film maintained strong momentum through the weekend, hitting Rs 63 crore on Sunday. The first week total stood at a staggering Rs 337.4 crore.
In the second weekend, the film continued its solid run, earning Rs 22.25 crore on Day 9 (Friday), Rs 39 crore on Day 10 (Saturday), and another Rs 39 crore on Day 11 (Sunday), as per early estimates.
About Kantara Chapter 1
Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, the prequel explores the mythological origins of the story told in Kantara. Set ten centuries before the events of the first film, it features Shetty in a new role alongside Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, and Gulshan Devaiah.
Rishab 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.
