‘They Wanted to be Grounded and Realistic Stories’ says Kantara director Rishab Shetty on sharing why viewers loved movie

After the success of Kantara, Director Rishab Shetty is on cloud nine. He received simmer reviews as well the Kannada drama has also done very well at the box office. The audience too is loving the action-thriller movie. Thus, the filmmaker-actor has spoken about what type of content the audience wants to watch.

Speaking about his latest hit Kantara’s ‘USP’, he said was the relationship between nature and humans. He said that Kantara lectures ‘in detail through a folk lore’ and so people have loved the film. Notably, written, directed, and faced by Rishab, the Kannada period action thriller was released on September 30.

In an interview with Zoom Digital, Rishab said, “The people of India are sentimental. They love stories rooted in our culture and ethos. Filmmakers elsewhere thought that such desi stories will not work and they should make something with more western sensibilities, films that are more commercial. However, audience kuch aur hi soch rahi hai (is thinking something else). They want grounded, rooted, regional village, realistic stories on the silver screen.

Rishab further said that the Indian audience love ‘stories rooted in our culture. He also added that filmmakers thought ‘desi stories’ won’t work and instead wanted to try content with ‘Western sensibilities’.

He also spoke about the attention of Kannada films, and said, “In the 70s and 80s there was a superstar Dr. Rajkumar, whose films got dubbed into multiple languages, such was his stardom. Humara legacy bhi hai, but har industry mein ups and downs hota hai (We also have our legacy but every industry has its ups and downs) Toh after KGF 2, people suddenly had a renewed interest in Kannada films. It is a good thing.”

Since its release, Kantara is witnessing huge numbers at the box office despite clashing with Mani Ratnam’s Po,nniyin Selvan: 1, Nagarjuna’s The Ghost, and Chiranjeevi’s Godfather on the big screen. With an average start on its opening day, the Kannada film picked up momentum from its second day.

The movie was reportedly produced on a budget of Rs 16 crore and managed to gross over Rs 50 crore within seven days of its release.

‘They Wanted to be Grounded and Realistic Stories’ says Kantara director Rishab Shetty on sharing why viewers loved movie

After the success of Kantara, Director Rishab Shetty is on cloud nine. He received simmer reviews as well the Kannada drama has also done very well at the box office. The audience too is loving the action-thriller movie. Thus, the filmmaker-actor has spoken about what type of content the audience wants to watch.

Speaking about his latest hit Kantara’s ‘USP’, he said was the relationship between nature and humans. He said that Kantara lectures ‘in detail through a folk lore’ and so people have loved the film. Notably, written, directed, and faced by Rishab, the Kannada period action thriller was released on September 30.

In an interview with Zoom Digital, Rishab said, “The people of India are sentimental. They love stories rooted in our culture and ethos. Filmmakers elsewhere thought that such desi stories will not work and they should make something with more western sensibilities, films that are more commercial. However, audience kuch aur hi soch rahi hai (is thinking something else). They want grounded, rooted, regional village, realistic stories on the silver screen.

Rishab further said that the Indian audience love ‘stories rooted in our culture. He also added that filmmakers thought ‘desi stories’ won’t work and instead wanted to try content with ‘Western sensibilities’.

He also spoke about the attention of Kannada films, and said, “In the 70s and 80s there was a superstar Dr. Rajkumar, whose films got dubbed into multiple languages, such was his stardom. Humara legacy bhi hai, but har industry mein ups and downs hota hai (We also have our legacy but every industry has its ups and downs) Toh after KGF 2, people suddenly had a renewed interest in Kannada films. It is a good thing.”

Since its release, Kantara is witnessing huge numbers at the box office despite clashing with Mani Ratnam’s Po,nniyin Selvan: 1, Nagarjuna’s The Ghost, and Chiranjeevi’s Godfather on the big screen. With an average start on its opening day, the Kannada film picked up momentum from its second day.

The movie was reportedly produced on a budget of Rs 16 crore and managed to gross over Rs 50 crore within seven days of its release.