Hi Friends,

I happen to watch the movie “Kanthara” (5th November 2022/Saturday) yesterday. This is an amazing movie made in kannada, dubbed into many languages. The main character is a priest similar to theyyam in Kerala. The movie is made in a natural ambience and tell the story of a village and its culture. The fight scenes are amazing. We must respect kannada people for making such an amazing movie. They love and respect their culture very much.

In malayalam, we never respect our language, culture and traditions and we make stupid films glorifying filth and promote dirty stories including nudity, violence and drugs. We must look at Kannada and telugu films and learn from them. Malayam cinema is one of worst performing film industry in India now, few old actors are still acting as heros with horrible makeup and films are made which are alien to our culture and tradition. When will malayalm cinema develop?

Prashant Shetty, known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor and film maker who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his critical and commercial blockbusters, Kirik Party and Kantara, for which he directed and acted as the main lead. Rishab Shetty is only 39 years old and has done very well in the film.

Sapthami Gowda is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Kannada film industry. Her acting is natural and fit into the role exactly to the story of Kanthara.

Note: “Kanthara” was made with a budget of Rs.16 crores and it collected more than Rs.300 crores across India and abroad. When will malayalm film industry make one such an all India movie?

“kanthara” in Rishab Shetty’s own words.

“Kantara” is film that is deeply rooted in our culture, our traditions, and so much more. Even the language spoken is in the dialect of a particular region of Mangaluru. When I conceived Kantara, I wanted it to embody our land and our values and present them onscreen for audiences. In fact, filmmakers from the different pockets of Karnataka or the country, for that matter, should also bring these kinds of stories to the screen. For instance, there are beautiful traditions followed in Mysuru, which, I believe, filmmakers from that region, who have grown up experiencing that, should tell the rest of the world. With films like Ulidavaru Kandanthe and Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana, among others, we have shown that films rooted in a particular culture, language or region, can still have universal appeal and the focus should be on such stories. Only then are you truly contributing anything to cinema as a filmmaker,” says Rishab.

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