North Indian audience are the most eager to view Kantara Chapter 1 ; Read on - 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. Sivakarthikeyan released the Tamil
trailer of the film on his social media page and congratulated the film crew.
The trailer doesn't reveal much about the film, but it does have a certain
mystery and intrigue. The story, which is a continuation of the previous film,
surprises the audience.
The film’s core creative team includes:
Director & Writer – Rishab Shetty
Producer – Vijay Kiragandur (Hombale Films)
Director of Photography – Arvind S. Kashyap
Music Director – B. Ajaneesh Loknath
OG, Idli
Kadai, and Kantara Chapter 1 are set to clash at the box office during 2025
Dasara. Pawan Kalyan’s OG received an ‘A’ rating, Dhanush’s Idli
Kadai got a clean ‘U,’ and Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 was given a ‘U/A’
certification.
As Mohanlal
steps to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award, highest honour for an actor in India,
he is also the only actor in earning 250 Cr in a single year, He has joined Drishyam 3 the sequel to the hit
franchise that are blockbusters. Read on:
In 2025,
Mohanlal made a huge ₹250 crore at the Kerala Box Office, setting a record for
any Malayalam actor. His hits include L2-Empuraan—₹86.25Cr, Thudarum—₹118.90Cr,
Chotta Mumbai (re-release)—₹3.61 Cr, and Hridayapoorvam—₹41.32Cr.
No actor has
ever achieved this milestone in the Malayalam film industry. Mohanlal continues
to set new benchmarks for Malayalam cinema.
Looking at
the global figures, the actor’s films grossed over 550 crore at the box office,
delivering major hits throughout the year. He is alco coming up with a big
budget film, Vrusshabha this
Diwali.
Vrushabha is
presented by Connekkt Media and Balaji Telefilms in association with AVS
Studios. The film is directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by Vishal Gurnani
(AVS Studios), Juhi Parekh Mehta, Abhishek Vyas, and Shyam Sunder (First Step
Movies), Ektaa R Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor (Balaji Telefilms), along with Varun
Mathur and Saurabh Mishra (Connekkt Media). The film is being shot
simultaneously in Telugu & Malayalam and it will release in Telugu,
Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.
The India's
highest award in cinema is given in the name of Dadasaheb Phalke because he is
credited of making Raja Harishchandra that was the first feature film in India,
and is thus called the father of Indian cinema. Dadasaheb Phalke
Award was introduced in 1969 by the government to recognise the contribution of
film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema.
