Rishab Shetty's Kannada film Kantara was a massive blockbuster that was released in September 2022.
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The film broke all preconceived notions about the Kannada film industry and popular cinema.
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Kantara was dubbed into all major Indian languages and a few foreign languages.
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On the occasion of Ugadi 2023, Rishab Shetty and Hombale Films announced that they have started scripting for Kantara 2, which will be a prequel to the first film.
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The prequel will explore the history of Kantara and will have more depth to it.
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Rishab Shetty confirmed during the 100 days celebrations of Kantara that the idea for the prequel came to his mind while he was shooting for the first film.
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The prequel will showcase the relationship with nature, which was also a theme in the first film.
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The cast for the prequel has not been announced yet.
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Kantara was bankrolled by Vijay Kiragandur, under the banner Hombale Films, who will also be producing the prequel.
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More details about the prequel will be revealed as the research is still underway.
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