Kannada film Kantara, which is having a dream at the box office, was dubbed and released in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil last week. In the Telugu states, the film grossed ₹16 crore and continues to run in packed theatres, according to trade sources. It is expected to surpass the lifetime collections of KGF: Chapter 1 in the Telugu states by the end of its second weekend of the Rishab Shetty directorial. The film grossed ₹24 crore. Kantara, which translates to mystical forest, tells the story of a local demigod (Bhoot) who trades forest land with a king in 1870 in exchange for good fortune. Many years later, when the king’s son becomes greedy and wants the land back, he dies because of Bhoota’s anger.
According to box office tracking portal Andhra Box Office, the Telugu version of Kantara is doing solid in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is on track to surpass the lifetime collections of KGF 1. “Kantara Telugu (Version): Another good day for the film. The total production budget of ₹8 crore has already been recovered from AP (Andhra Pradesh) and TS (Telangana) alone with around ₹16 crore gross in four days. This will surpass KGF: Chapter 1 (₹24 crore) which easily closes here in its second weekend,” he tweeted.
In the Telugu states, Kantara was released in more than 400 screens. The Telugu version was sold for ₹2 crore which the film earned from its first day. He has already made profits for the buyer. Kantara released along with Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan: Even and still did well at the box office. The film also stars Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda and Pramod Shetty among others. Apart from directing, Rishabh also played the lead character.
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