Kantara,
one
of
the
blockbuster
hits
of
the
year
2022
is
finally
available
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
to
stream
digitally
from
November
24.
The
movie,
which
is
written
and
directed
by
Rishab
Shetty,
who
is
the
film's
protagonist,
is
available
to
stream
in
Kannada,
Tamil,
Telugu,
and
Malayalam.
However,
fans
of
Kantara
and
regular
film
buffs
are
sulking
about
the
absence
of
the
'Varaha
Roopam'
song.
Kantara
released
along
with
Mani
Ratnam's
Ponniyin
Selvan
1
on
September
30.
It
amassed
great
reviews
and
acclaim
from
the
critics
as
well.
It
turned
out
to
become
a
huge
success
after
being
dubbed
and
released
into
other
major
southern
languages
and
Hindi.
The
movie's
success
is
primarily
credited
to
the
song
'Varaha
Roopam',
played
during
Bootha
Kola
performance
in
the
film.
However,
after
becoming
quite
popular,
Thaikkudam
Bridge
music
group,
who
are
the
original
composers
of
the
'Varaha
Roopam'
tune
slapped
a
complaint
against
the
makers
of
Kantara
citing
plagiarism.
The
troupe's
'Navarasam'
was
made
before
'Varaha
Roopam'
and
it
is
more
or
less
the
same.
The
court
ruled
in
favour
of
the
Thaikkudam
Bridge
troupe
and
ordered
Kantara
producers
not
to
exhibit
the
song.
The
movie
finally
made
it
to
the
OTT
but
fans
are
miserable
that
there
is
no
'Varaha
Roopam'
song.
Meanwhile,
Vijay
Kiragandur
of
Homable
Films,
who
made
Kantara
appealed
to
Kerala
High
Court
against
the
injunction
of
the
song's
use,
which
was
dismissed.
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out
a
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Tweets
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Kantara
explores
the
conflict
of
man
and
nature,
set
in
the
backdrop
of
Dakshina
Kannada
Tulu
Nadu,
reflecting
on
their
cultures
and
customs.
The
movie
stars
Kishore,
Sapthami
Gowda,
Achyuth,
and
Shine
Shetty
among
others
in
crucial
roles.
The
movie
made
over
Rs
400
Crore
worldwide
post
theatrical
release.
Sapthami
Gowda
was
cast
as
the
film's
female
lead
and
Kishore
Kumar,
Vinod
Bidappa,
Achyuth
Kumar,
and
Shine
Shetty
among
others
played
crucial
roles
in
the
film.
B
Ajaneesh
Loknath
composed
the
tunes
and
background
score
of
Kantara.
KM
Prakash
and
Prateek
Shetty
have
worked
as
the
film's
editors.
Arvind
S
Kashyap
cranked
the
camera.
Rishab
Shetty
had
undergone
a
severe
transformation
for
his
role
as
Shiva.
He
did
the
Kambala
fight
sequence
on
his
own
without
body
double.
He
received
worldwide
recognition
and
applause
for
his
efforts
in
making
Kantara.