Kantara

With all the hype,  and sis wanting to see it in the theatre, felt bad that I could not accompany her.  

As soon  as the movie was released in OTT, we saw it, but my sis was sad, as the Varaharoopam was not in there, so she did not feel like watching.

https://youtu.be/gH_RYRwVrVM

Many viewers were disappointed and so the movie did not have high rating in OTT, nevertheless, we did. But were disappointed. Not because of the song not being there, but may be because of over expectation. There is action, romance, and portrayal of a culture in there. With movie running for 2 hours and thirty minutes, there was lot of unnecessary 'masala' too in it with body shaming, and  double-meaning jokes. 

The overall message of the movie is good and the performance by the central character and many others are strong. Kantara is a mysterious forest and this is a story that happens around the area. The movie is set in the village of Kaadubettu, where the villagers worship their protector deities, Panjurli and Guliga. It does look and feel to be the movie in 70s and 80s and 90s. Rishab Shetty has become famous with this movie - Writing, directing, acting, action.

Could have been the theatre effect, that attracted the crowd, with the controversial song. People say its a brilliant movie of 

Kankana Ranaut further shared that Kantara’s hangover will be there with her for at least a week now. “What a find blend of tradition, folklore, indigenous issues. Such beautiful photography, action. This is what is cinema, what films are for. I heard so many people in the theatre say that they had never seen anything like this. Thank you for this film. I don’t think I will recover from this experience for another week,” - Now I understand, my sisters craze for the movie. 

For me Kantara is everything that is wrong with the present. Don't know why it is celebrated so much. The energy in the end is undoubtedly mesmerising. 

One amazing shot undoubtedly in the movie is: