Rishab
Shetty's
Kantara
released
amidst
decent
expectations
on
September
30.
The
trailer
had
earned
the
film
some
pre-release
buzz,
due
to
its
film
language
and
making.
The
trailer
offered
a
glimpse
of
the
film's
story,
which
centers
on
a
conflict
between
a
police
officer
and
the
locals
over
their
traditional
practices.
The
film
is
written
and
directed
by
Rishab,
who
has
also
played
the
lead
character.
Kantara
opened
with
a
decent
collection
on
the
first
day.
The
film
has
collected
approximately
Rs.
32
Lakhs
on
day
1,
which
includes
about
Rs.
14.5
lakhs
in
Bangalore,
Rs.
3.5
lakhs
in
Mangalore.
On
day
2,
the
film
almost
tripled
its
numbers
and
made
up
to
Rs.
92
Lakhs.
When
it
comes
to
gross
domestic
collection,
the
film
did
about
Rs.
4.6
Crore
on
day
1.
And
on
day
2,
the
film
did
about
Rs.
7.7
Crore.
The
film's
cast
apart
from
Rishab
Shetty
includes
Achyuth
Kumar,
Pramod
Shetty,
Sapthami
Gowda,
and
Kishore
among
others.
The
film's
music
has
been
scored
by
Ajaneesh
Loknath,
and
the
cinematography
has
been
handled
by
Aravind
Kashyap.
The
film
has
been
receiving
great
reviews,
and
the
positive
word-of-mouth
is
pushing
up
the
numbers
nicely.
Let's
see
how
far
the
ship
sails
with
the
help
of
word
wind.
The
film
is
produced
by
Hombale
FIlms,
the
proud
makers
of
KGF.
The
team
has
decided
to
not
dub
the
film
in
other
languages
citing
that
this
was
more
rooted
in
coastal
Karnataka
culture.