Rishab shettyKantara: Chapter 1 earns massive estimate from all neighborhoods, and this is reflected in its cash registers. The film has broken several discs in terms of collections. Now, the national award -winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandmarks Have praised the movie. Here is what he shared about the Kannada movie.
Madhur Bhandarkar calls’Edge : Chapter 1 ” Extraordinary ‘
After seeing Kantara: Chapter 1 in theaters, Madhur took Bhandmarks to his social media account to express their thoughts. He shared a post into his X account and wrote: “Saw the movie #Kantarachapter1 by @Shetty_rishalab, and I have to say, Indian cinema Have never seen anything like it before. It is a raw, divine and completely captivating artwork. #Rishabshetty delivers an extraordinary performance, expert crafts and carries the entire film. “The filmmaker added further, “The performances, including @Rukminitweets, are outstanding. The background result, sound design, cinematography, production design and VFX are world class. Great congratulations to @hombalefilms for their unmatched support for this brilliant creative team.

More about ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’
Rishab Shetty is the director and the main actor of the film. It is a prequel for the 2022 hit Kantara. Alongside Rishab, the movie also plays Jayaram, Rukmini Vasanthand Gulshan Devaiah. Just like the first film, Prequel Bhuta explores Kola ritual that prevails around the coast Karnataka.According to Sacnilk reports, the film opened for an astonishing RS 61.85 crore at the checkout and has collected RS 255.75 crore in India so far.The film was released in theaters on October 2, 2025. In the Hindi belt, it collided with Shashank Khaitan’s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, with Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf. However, the Box Office numbers clearly show that Bollywood could not compete with the Rishab Shetty director.