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Rishab Shetty announces Kantara: Chapter 1, shooting begins (Kannada)
After the massive success of Kantara, actor-director Rishab Shetty announced that he would be making a prequel to the socio-fantasy film. The makers of the film have now officially launched the prequel with a title teaser. Titled Kantara: Chapter 1, the makers also released the after-movie of the puja ceremony. The film has begun shooting.
Kantara: Chapter 1 is directed by Rishab Shetty, who co-writes the film with Shanil Guru and Anirudh Mahesh. The film is backed by Vijay Kiragandur under the Hombale Films banner. Aravind S Kashyap, B Ajaneesh Loknath, and Pragathi Shetty return to the crew as the cinematographer, music director, and costume designer respectively. The film is set to release in seven languages including Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and English. The rest of the cast and crew are yet to be announced.