Ram Gopal Varma Feels Kantara¡¯s BO Collections Will Give Nightmares To 'Big Budget Filmmakers'

Kantara is a big hit! That¡¯s the verdict of all online and offline trades. Directed by Rishabh Shetty, this film first hit the theatres on 30th September in the Kannada language and later got a dubbed release in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil on October 14th. The response which is due with its Malayalam release this week is getting an overwhelming response. Adding the latest stars in the film¡¯s appreciation is filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma.

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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma goes all hails for actor-director Rishab Shetty after Kantara¡¯s success and has shared a series of tweets. Check out:

A must watch interview ..@shetty_rishab proves that GREAT FILMS like #Kanthara come out of simplicity and innocence and NOT from OVER THINKING https://t.co/NJJBjPPRSc via @YouTube

¡ª Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 18, 2022

The @Shetty_Rishab destroys the myth in film people that only mega budget films will pull people into theatres .. #Kantara will be a major lesson for decades to come

¡ª Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 18, 2022

In the film industry now , @Shetty_Rishab is like a Shiva multiplied by Guliga Daiva and the villains are the 300 cr , 400 cr , 500 cr budget film makers who are being killed by a heart attack called #Kantara collections

¡ª Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 18, 2022

Thanks to the DEVIL called @shetty_rishab all big budget film makers will now suddenly keep waking up in the night from the nightmare collections of #Kantara ,Like how Shiva keeps waking up to Guliga Daiva

¡ª Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 18, 2022

Hey @shetty_rishab thank you for the wonderful lesson called #Kantara All Film industry people will need to pay you tuition fees???

¡ª Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 18, 2022

Within 17 days of its release, Kantara went on to become one of the most successful Kannada films ever made. The film follows the story of a Kambala champion, played by Rishab Shetty, who is at loggerheads with the Forest Range officer, Murali (Kishore). Set in rural coastal Karnataka, Kantara also stars Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda in pivotal roles.

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Kantara has turned out to be India¡¯s highest-rated film on IMDb

The film which stars director Rishabh in the lead role parallelly has beaten biggies like Yash starrer KGF: Chapter 2, SS Rajamouli¡¯s magnum opus RRR as well as Ayan Mukerji¡¯s Brahmastra. While Kantara has an IMDB rating of 9.4, KGF: Chapter 2 rates at 8.4, RRR rates at 8, and Brahmastra rates at just 5.6.

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Kiccha Sudeep, who recently delivered the pan-India blockbuster Vikrant Rona has also showered praises on Kantara.

Taking to his Twitter account, Sudeep wrote, "To the team that made me write this letter. We do witness films that are good and fantastic. But rarely do we come across one that leaves us speechless. "KAANTAARA" is one such film that left a huge impact. A simple plot, exceptionally well written and fantastically conceived."

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The Kannada superstar continued, "Fantabulous performance by Rishab leaves no stone unturned. All you can do is just sit back and wonder, how can one think of something like this. I wonder if this plot on paper was even half as close to how it's conceived on screen. Even the climax, on paper, would have just been a normal ending to a story. It's the vision of the director, and the work that's gone into conceiving what he visualized that deserves a standing applause. Kudos to the team for having had faith in a plot like this, and a big hug to the creative team and Rishab for making this film which such intensity and depth."

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