One of this year’s most awaited films, ‘Kantara chapter 1’, was released in cinemas on October 2, 2025. The film has already crushed Box Office mails. While many viewers praised the direction and writing of Rishab shettyfans have also praised Rukmini Vasanthperformance.Rukmini plays Kanakavathi in the film, a character that goes through a major transformation during the second half. In a conversation with Ians, she talked about the challenges and excitement of playing a war princess in the fourth century on the screen.
Rukmini Vasanth is reminiscent of his preparation
Rukmini Vasanth said he played a 4’s princess was much different from her previous roles. She explained, “To begin with, there were obviously many vibrations. I think it starts down from your body language. Body language is something you do to prepare for some kind of role, whether you play a princess or if you play a college student in the 2000s or if you play a princess from the 400s. Body language is an integral part because it does or breaks the way you present on the screen. “
Rukmini Vasanth did workshops for his character
Vasanth continued, “I think I did four or five days of a workshop with the movie authors before we started shooting just to sort the princess’s essence, which was fun. So we worked a lot on how you keep yourself, on how you go and on how you look at people. So it was all in terms of body language for it.
Rukmini Vasanth reveals to take sword -fighting lessons
Rukmini Vasanth also explained the other physical preparations. She remembered, “We also had sword combat lessons just to sort that body language, a more active body language as opposed to just walking or standing in any place. And then there is all the naked minimum, like the emotional prep for a scene. “She added, “Emotional preparations for the dialogues, for the context that the character is in. So it was really multifaceted, including dance and everything else.”
Rukmini Vasanth learned several skills for the role
Rukmini Vasanth expressed that all experiences were what an actor always dreams about. “Horseback riding, sword battle, body speaker lessons, dance based on traditions from the era etc. – Everything was a lot! There were even more skills that I had to acquire to play this role. “Vasanth further explained, “That is the dream, you know! I mean, you want this opportunity to explore all these different things, and I am so grateful!”
‘Kantara chapter 1 ‘crosses Rs 100 crore brand
‘Kantara chapter 1’, Prequel to 2022 -Hiten ‘Kantara’, is directed by Rishab Shetty. As reported by Sacnilk, the film has already crossed the RS 100 Crore brand in India in all languages.
