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Kantara

Kantara

Kantara

Kantara

A Legend

2022•2h 27m•

★7.2(137 ratings)

ActionDramaThriller

Overview

Shiva, a tribal vagabond lives with his mother in hamlet, stays away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy due to an unforgettable childhood incident. He is happy loafing around with his friends and doing petty jobs for his landlord. When Forest officer Murali enters the scene, it gives a fresh dimension to the man-vs-nature fight. Can Shiva save the forest from Murali? Or is Murali just a dummy bait cast by bigger fish?

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Main Cast

Rishab Shetty

Rishab Shetty

Kaadubettu Shiva / Shiva's Father

Sapthami Gowda

Sapthami Gowda

Leela

Kishore

Kishore

Murali

Achyuth Kumar

Achyuth Kumar

Devendra Suttooru

Pramod Shetty

Pramod Shetty

Sudhakar

Prakash Tuminadu

Prakash Tuminadu

Raampa

Manasi Sudhir

Manasi Sudhir

Shiva's Mother

Naveen D. Padil

Naveen D. Padil

Lawyer

Suchan Shetty

Suchan Shetty

Ravi

Swaraj Shetty

Swaraj Shetty

Guruva

Deepak Rai Panaje

Deepak Rai Panaje

Sundara

Shanil Guru

Shanil Guru

Bulla

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Rishab Shetty
Script Supervisor: Shanil Guru

Writing

Writer: Rishab Shetty
Co-Writer: Anirudh Mahesh
Co-Writer: Raj B Shetty
Co-Writer: Prakash Tuminadu

Production

Producer: Vijay Kiragandur
Production Manager: Gagan Murthy
Production Manager: K S Champakadhama Babu

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Sound Editor: Raju Albert
Supervising Sound Editor: Arun S Mani
Sound Editor: Sandeep Kumar
Sound Designer: M. R. Rajakrishnan

Cinematography

Still Photographer: Vijeth
Director of Photography: Arvind Kashyap

Editing

Editor: Prateek Shetty
Editor: K. M. Prakash
Digital Intermediate: C. P. Remesh

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Designer: Pragathi Rishab Shetty
Makeup Designer: C. R. Vinay

Keywords

folklorehindu mythology

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A Legend"

#2

The original title is "ಕಾಂತಾರ" (KN).

#3

With a budget of $2.0M, the film grossed $60.4M — a profit of $58.5M (2984% ROI).

#4

The runtime is 147 minutes (2h 27m).

#5

The film was directed by Rishab Shetty.

#6

The screenplay was written by Rishab Shetty.

#7

The score was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Arvind Kashyap.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt15327088.

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Rating

7.2/10

Good

137 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

ಕಾಂತಾರ

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

15

Language:

?????,

Country of Origin:

India

Budget:

$1,960,000

Revenue:

$60,447,800

Production Companies:

Hombale Films

Hombale Films

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