A prequel to a very successful movie, “Kantara: Chapter 1” stars a host of actors, Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah, Jayaram helmed and directed by Rishab Shetty.
Spoilers ahead!!
Highlights
- The music by B. Ajaneesh Loknath and cinematography by Arvind S Kashyap take you right to the door-step of the magical Kantara world set up 300 years ago.
- The production designer by Vinesh Banglan is top notch and gives you the feel of a top Hollywood movie. The movie navigates in way to capture the beauty of the masterpiece set as well as its destruction.
- Pragathi Shetty, who is also the director’s wife, has done a fantastic job as a costume designer and royal embellishments as well as the forest-dwellers aesthetics look absolutely true to value.
- The story and screenplay is truly remarkable, given the limited scope of the Kantara world. However, the forced laughter gags seemed to bring down the beautiful action sequences a touch down.
- Rishab Shetty has totally shouldered this movie on his chiseled body both in action and emotional sequences. If not for some minor improvements, the movie would have a masterpiece like the prior Kantara movie.
Alternate Sequence
The success of the beautifully crafted first Kantara movie was its realistic story with an extra-ordinary climax. The second movie could be well served if the guardian daivas, Panjurli and Guliga, had come through on him in the absolute climax.
Berme fighting a less than ordinary King, with a vicious daughter and coma-ridden brother, all three coming together with the evil energy of their grand father would have been an absolute fire cracker of a climax. Nevertheless, the movie is quite an entertainer and never lets you take your eyes off even for a minute. Looking forward to Kantara: Chapter 2 with great excitement.
Do share your thoughts, if you have watched the movie.
