Last Update: February 19, 2023, 15:57 IST
Kantara fame Rishabh Shetty met Rajinikanth in October.
Kantara 2: Rishabh Shetty recently talked about the prequel of Kantara at an event. He also rubbished rumors of Rajinikanth starring in the film.
Kantara 2: Rishabh Shetty had earlier announced that he will be back with another Kantara film. The actor-director revealed that the new film will be a prequel to Kantara, which released in 2022. Now, the filmmaker has teased that the genre might be different too. The tease definitely gets us excited!
As reported by Deccan Chronicle, Rishabh Shetty was talking about the blockbuster success of Kantara at an event in Bengaluru when he teased Kantara 2. “We are researching for the script. Preliminary work is going on. He promised that the audience will get a lot of surprises in the prequel. Even the genre of the film will be different.”
The report also states that Rishabh was asked if superstar Rajinikanth would be seen playing a role in Kantara 2, but the Kannada actor kept mum. For the unversed, when Kantara released, Rajinikanth shared his review of the film on Twitter. A few days later, Rishabh revealed that he had met Rajinikanth at his Chennai home where they discussed the film.
Directed by and starring Rishab Shetty, Kantara revolves around a Kambala champion who has a feud with a forest official. The film was praised for the performances and for retaining the nuances of the traditions shown including the ghost kola artist.
Rishabh announced Kantara 2 last month when the film completed 100 days. “We are very happy and thankful to the audience who showed immense love and support to Kantara and took the journey forward, with the blessings of Almighty God the film has successfully completed 100 days and I would like to take this opportunity to announce the prequel . Of Kantara. What you have seen is actually part 2, part 1 will come next year,” said Rishabh.
“When I was shooting for Kantara this idea struck my mind as it has more depth in the history of Kantara, and currently, we are in the middle of digging into more details as far as the writing part is concerned. As the research is still in progress, it is too early to reveal details about the film.”
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