Kantara Star Rishab Shetty Feels OTTs Aren't Open To Kannada Film Industry, Calls It A Bad Sign

Kantara star Rishab Shetty recently criticized OTT services at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). He stated that the OTT platforms "are not open to the Kannada film industry" during a press conference. Additionally, he asked that IFFI and its sponsors acknowledge the Kannada films.

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He said, "OTT platforms are not open to the Kannada film industry. That is a very bad sign. They say there are no subscribers here, they are looking into the matter and thinking. Two production houses were actively working during Corona, Rakshit Shetty's Paramvah Studios and my Rishab Shetty films, and apart from that, some production houses were also making films, and we are actively doing film festivals, but they are not taking the films."

"So I wanted to make a request to IFFI and its sponsors to give recognition to our films ... films which have less exposure in theatres should also get some recognition and they should be taken to OTT platforms," he added.

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Kantara Chapter 1

The official teaser for Kantara Chapter 1, which features Rishab, was unveiled on Monday. The intriguing appearance of Rishab and his universe in the movie was teased in the teaser video. The video ended with seven distinct ragas, one for each of the seven languages that Kantara Chapter 1 will be released in. Rishab wore a 'dhoti' and posed with an axe and trishul in his hands while he looked away from the camera in the posters.

Although the plot of the movie is unknown, it is evident that Rishab immerses the audience farther into the narrative this time around. One of the title cards in the teaser shows the phrase "during the reign of Kadambas," suggesting that the movie is set in 300 CE.

On September 30, 2022, Kantara was released, and its plot and visuals received positive reviews from viewers. Kantara centers on the character of Rishab, a Kambala champion engaged in combat with Murali, an honorable Forest Range officer, in the made-up village of Dakshina Kannada. Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, and Prakash Thuminad are among the other actors in the movie.

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