Rishab Shetty fans are in for exciting news as the highly anticipated “Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1,” penned, directed, and led by Rishab himself—is gearing up for its grand theatrical release next year, on October 2. This film serves as the prequel to the acclaimed “Kantara,” which previously clinched a prestigious National Award.

The 70th edition of the National Film Awards, held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on October 8, celebrated the excellence of some of India’s top cinematic talents. The recipients of such an honour shared their joy and gratitude after the event.

The much-anticipated sneak peek of "Kantara 2," the prequel to India's highest-grossing Kannada film, “Kantara”, has generated a storm with its initial release. Hombale Films, the production company, unveiled the first glimpse of the movie today through their YouTube channel. The teaser, spanning 1 minute and 23 seconds, prominently features the film's lead actor and producer, Rishab Shetty. Within a short span after its premiere, the teaser has already crossed a staggering one million views.

Hopefully, the audience will soon get to see another iteration of myth and folklore from the director.

While most debates surrounding the showbiz industry in India these days tend to compare the original South Indian releases with its Bollywood remakes, the fact that original releases crafted by these non-Hindi Indian industries have been doing extremely well at the box office remains steady. With that in mind, this article takes yet another comparative uptake on two recent releases—the Kannada-based production “Kantara – A Legend” and “Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva”.