'Kantara 2' in the offing? Here's what the makers have to say

Rishab Shettys period action thriller Kantara is set to be turned into a franchise the movies producers confirmed on WednesdayWritten and directed by Shetty the hit Kannada film received an overwhelming response upon its release in theatres on September 30Reportedly mounted on a meagre budget of Rs 16 crore the movie has earned over Rs 500 crore worldwide at the box officeVijay Kiragandur cofounder of Hombale Films said the banner is ecstatic with the response to Kantara and the company will soon start developing either a prequel or sequel to the filmRishab is away and once he is back we will discuss what we want to do a sequel or a prequel We will have something in a couple of months We definitely have plans for Kantara 2 but therersquos no timeline Kiragandur told PTI in an interviewAlso ReadKantara star Rishab Shetty says he believes in concept of AllIndian moviesShetty had earlier said that he plans to make a followup to the blockbuster movieSet in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada Kantara follows a Kambala champion also played by Shetty who comes to loggerheads with an upright Forest Range officer Murali KishoreKambala is an annual race held from November to March in coastal Karnataka in which a jockey drives a pair of buffaloes tied to the plough through parallel muddy tracksAccording to Hombale Films cofounder Chaluve Gowda the audience connected with the film as it showcased the deeprooted rituals and beliefs that are prevalent in Indian societyThese rituals are there all over the world in a different way Whatever was there in Kantara the same story can happen in any part of the country Thats how people connected to Kantara People related to it We wanted to show a local subject to a wider audience Gowda addedAlso featuring Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda in pivotal roles Kantara was also released in Telugu Hindi Tamil and Malayalam languagesBesides the audiences many industry personalities including Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan praised the movie on social mediaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever