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auro m.
did NOT expect this to outdo the first movie.
that seemed imposible. kantara was already a once-in-a-lifetime kinda film. crazy that it did this, but here we are. prequels rarely ever work for me, is the thing. they feel like lesser variations of the original and answer questions absolutely no one asked while diminishing what made the first movie special. but this movie... it does the opposite. it deepens everything. it enriches the mythology. it stands as a monumental achievement in its own right.
19 Oct’25 19:51
Tape Role
Watch it in theatre, must have experience
Harshit Solanki
Okay..
J Joy
My ears are ringing...
Jinesh Muralidharan
You have a film that garnered big numbers across the country and as a follow up
he could have very easily made a cash grab sequel but respect to Rishab that he has made a film
Swastik Shetty
One of the finest films of the year.
Rishabh Shetty is incrediblee first as a director then as an actor!!!!
The Cinema
a grand, visually stunning prequel that tells the origin story of the divine
spirits from the first movie. Though it has a slow beginning, Rishab Shetty's intense performance and
Popcorn Reviewss
#KantaraChapter1 is a gritty and rousing prequel packaged in a visual spectacle
of the highest order, so much so that I am willing to go a little easy on its flaws. It is really
🍿 Popcorn Scale
Plot Flow:
🌄 Set in pre-colonial coastal Karnataka, the film explores the
mythological roots of the Bhuta Kola tradition and ancestral conflicts tied to nature spirits and human
Sugil SG
Kantara Chapter 1: The Legend is the best theatre experience this year so far.
Hell of theatre experience. A stunning spectacle that deserves a theatre watch.
This is the prequel
Main Aisa Kyun hoon
Bilkul expect nahi kiya tha yeh itna solid niklega! Writing ne sach mein
surprise kar diya — first half engaging tha aur unexpectedly funny bhi. Maine Hindi dub mein dekha, comedy
All This Film Talk - IN
Divinity meets grandeur
Harikrishnan P S
Announcing sequels is common now, but can they live up to the hype? Kantara:
Chapter One does.
The core idea remains the same — the clash between the oppressed and the oppressor
Karthik K M
More style, less substance.
Hats off to Rishab for spearheading Indian cinema but the writing could have been a tad bit better. Some important parts felt a bit rushed.
Movie Lover
Set approximately 1500 years before the events of Kantara (2022), this prequel
delves into the mythic origins of the Kantara forest and its divine guardians. The narrative is
A S K
● Rishab Shetty take a bow, you have outdone yourself both as an actor and
director of this film. Kantara Chapter 1 is massive, stunning and a really well - made film.
- The film
Imran Pasha
A mind blowing watch last night still feels like the goosebumps ,2nd half was
really good but I was expecting origin stories of devas that I didn't find in the movie and vfx could
MAN OF CINEMA
When you transit from the story of shiva(in the first film) with current
relevant dynamics and clash of morals, suddenly to thousands of years back in the age of kadamba's era.
Mano Yokesh
Whatever RGV tweeted about rishabh shetty was true.
Bro is really a cinema fucker.
Such a great cinematic masterpiece this is.
I hated first part for its flat screenplay and it
Rohan Chanda
"Kantara: Chapter 1" written and directed by Rishab Shetty with Rishab himself
in the lead role, is a worthy prequel to it's first film. Rishab nearly does it again in recreating
Cine Buffed
Kantara A Legend Chapter One is an electrifying cinematic experience that grips
you from the very first frame. Rishab Shetty once again proves why he’s one of the most dynamic
Aln Binoy
👍
rōhan jacōb
Kantara is Magical! Long after the movie is over, the characters and the tales
of lore stays with you. Especially the call of the Bhootha and the song Varaha Roopa. Rishab takes
Shridhar Manivannan
grandeur and wild energy made this prequel as a worth watching theatrical
experience!
Vikas Yadav
Rishab Shetty's #KantaraChapter1 is an exhausting epic — an epic without a
dream. It's the work of a tame, literal-minded fantasist. It rarely soars; it never stings. FULL REVIEW
Filmi charcha with Kunal
Top notch VFX !
Cinematography 👌
Story 👌
World build up👍
Music 👍
Climax and
pre climax 🔥🔥🔥
Negative -
First half little stretched. Comedy portions of the track.
Final -
Ryan Grey
When mythical nuance meets cultural rootedness,and both are held in the hands
of an artist who reveres them,you don’t just watch a film, you’re transported into another realm.