Kantara
A determined heir fights to reclaim his family’s ancestral lands, but must outwit a vengeful demigod and a possessed ritual performer who guard the sacred promise.
“A Legend”
Synopsis
Shiva, a tribal wanderer, lives with his mother in a small village and avoids the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola heritage due to a traumatic childhood experience. He spends his time idling with friends and doing minor chores for his landlord. The arrival of forest officer Murali introduces a new layer to the conflict between man and nature. Will Shiva be able to protect the forest from Murali? Or is Murali merely a pawn manipulated by more powerful forces?
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Edited by Km PrakashShot by Arvind KashyapScored by B Ajaneesh LoknathDesigned by Dharani Gangeputhra
Box Office
2022 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 31× its budget
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$60.4M
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Rishab Shetty
as Kaadubettu Shiva / Shiva's Father
Sapthami Gowda
as Leela
Kishore Kumar G
as Murali
Kishore
as Murali
Achyuth Kumar
as Devendra Suttooru
Pramod Shetty
as Sudhakar
Manasi Sudhir
as Kamala
Prakash Tuminadu
as Raampa
Prakash Thuminad
as Raampa
Shanil Guru
as Bulla
Naveen D Padil
as Lawyer
Deepak Rai Panaje
as Sundara
Supporting cast
20Suchan Shetty
as Ravi
Swaraj Shetty
as Guruva
Ranjan Saju
as Lacchu
Pradeep Shetty Bellala
as Mohana
Rakshith Ramachandra Shetty
as Devendra's Henchman
Prabhakar Kunder
as Madhavacharya
Chandrakala Udupi
as Sheela
Sukanya
as Ammakka
Satish Achar
as Tabara
Pushparaj Bollar
as Garnall Abbu
Raghu Pandeshwar
as Raghu
Mime Ramdas
as Naaru
Basuma Kodagu
as Guruva's father
Rajeev Shetty
as Rajeev Bhandari
Athish S Shetty
as Atish Shetty as Devendra's specially-abled son
Radhakrishna Kumble
as Native resident
Naveen Bondel
as Demigod Interpreter
Shine Shetty
as Devendra's father
Vinay Bidappa
as The King
Pragathi Rishab Shetty
as The King's wife
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