Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection: Rishab Shetty starrer grosses about ₹65 crore on the day one

Kantara: Chapter 1, the prequel to Kantara (2022), written, directed by, and starring Rishab Shetty, along with Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, and Gulshan Devaiah, was released theatrically worldwide on October 2, 2025, in multiple languages and premium formats.

Kantara Chapter 1 collected about ₹60–65 crore on day one across all languages in India, per early trade tracking, with Karnataka occupancies peaking near 88–90% and strong Hindi contribution around ₹19–20 crore.

Day‑1 advance bookings crossed ₹11–13 crore gross with roughly 4.7–4.8 lakh tickets sold nationwide and 11,000+ shows, led by Kannada pre‑sales (~₹7.8 crore) and Hindi (~₹2.1 crore)

Set in a pre‑colonial coastal Karnataka timeline, Kantara: Chapter 1 traces the origin story behind the folklore, divine guardianship, and land‑conflict mythology that powered Kantara (2022), following Berme (Rishab Shetty) and the tribe’s clash with the Bangra/Kadamba royals—laying the narrative bedrock that later shapes Shiva’s world in the first film.

Rishab, the writer and actor, shared an emotional note on X: from begging for a single screening in 2016 to 5,000+ houseful shows in 2025, crediting fans and “God’s grace” for the franchise’s rise.

Sustained word‑of‑mouth, holiday legs, and overseas rollouts could determine legs beyond the opening spike.