The trailer for Kantara Chapter 1, the prequel to the blockbuster Kantara, dropped yesterday, and fans are already buzzing with excitement. All eyes are on Rishab Shetty, who wears three hats as writer, director, and lead actor, to see how he’ll bring his cinematic vision to life on October 2, 2025.
The makers officially announced that the trailer quickly garnered over 55 million views. Surprisingly, it’s not the Kannada or Telugu audiences who are most excited , it’s North Indian viewers. The Hindi trailer has already crossed 16 million views, more than twice the Kannada version and three times the Telugu version at the time of writing.
This unexpected response is phenomenal. With North Indian audiences showing such excitement, the makers would be wise to push the film hard in the region, it could turn this prequel into a major box office hit.
Rukmini Vasanth stars as the heroine in this ambitious project from Hombale Films, alongside Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, and other key cast members. The film is also supported by Ajaneesh Loknath’s music.