Bengaluru: The prequel to Rishab Shetty-starrer Kantara, has been christened Kantara: Chapter 1 and the first look will be unveiled November 27, after which it will begin shooting.
The film will be produced by Hombale Films much like the previous venture, and officially announcing the film, both the director and the production house unveiled a poster of the film on social media.
Rishab took to his X account and unveiling the poster wrote: “Revealing the first look on 27th nov @ 12:25pm”
ಇದು ಬರಿ ಬೆಳಕಲ್ಲ ,ದರ್ಶನ, Revealing the first look on 27th nov @ 12:25pm @hombalefilms @VKiragandur @ChaluveG pic.twitter.com/HEvj27yeQU
— Rishab Shetty (@shetty_rishab) November 25, 2023
Hombale Films unveiling the poster wrote: “Step into the sacred echoes of the past, where divinity weaves through every frame. Stay enchanted for a glimpse into the unseen!”
They added: “𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓, 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐀 #KantaraChapter1 First Look on Nov 27th at 12:25 PM. @shetty_rishab @VKiragandur @hombalefilms @HombaleGroup @AJANEESHB @’Kantara’Film”
ಪ್ರತಿ ಕ್ಷಣವೂ ದೈವಿಕ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಜತೆ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ನಿಗೂಢ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸಿ. ಹಿಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ನೋಡದ ವಿಸ್ಮಯವನ್ನು ಕಣ್ತುಂಬಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಾತುರರಾಗಿ. ಇದು ಬರಿ ಬೆಳಕಲ್ಲ, ದರ್ಶನ 🔥
Step into the sacred echoes of the past, where divinity weaves through every frame. Stay enchanted for a glimpse into… pic.twitter.com/jiuwyqQRaP
— Hombale Films (@hombalefilms) November 25, 2023
The commencement will be kickstarted by a grand muhurat pooja, with massive set being constructed for the film, where Rishab Shetty, producer Vijay Kiragandur, and the other cast and crew will be present.
Following the ceremony, the makers will kick off the principal photography for the film in December, and the rest of the cast will be announced in due time.
The poster alluding to film’s previous mythology of the local village deity and his powers, features a fiery hellscape with a deep black void in the middle.
Also referring to its theme of environmentalism, as well as the forceful eviction of villagers from their land under the pretext of protecting the environment, it shows a burning forest likely induced by the wrath of the god himself.
