Kantara star Rishab Shetty attends Bhoota Kola festival, seeks blessings of Panjurli Daiva

Renowned actor-director Rishab Shetty was recently seen taking part in Bhoota Kola festival to seek blessings of Panjurli Daiva. He later shared the video from his social media handle. In the shared video, Rishab Shetty is seen holding hands with one of the performers during the ceremony. His fans expressed their excitement for Kantara 2, with one comment on the video stating "Can't wait for Kantara -2 (three fire emoticons." Another Instagram user expressed their hopes for the sequel to surpass the first film, stating "I hope Kantara 2 will be even better than Kantara 1.".



Furthermore, Rishab Shetty is gearing up to commence production on the prequel to his highly successful film Kantara. The movie features Shetty's character Shiva, who is depicted as a descendant of a family that traditionally practices 'Bhoota Kola', a form of worship that is widely observed in coastal Karnataka.


Following the success of Kantara, Rishab Shetty and his team participated in Bhoota Kola, which he later shared a video of on social media. In the caption of the post, Shetty wrote about the importance of surrendering to nature and worshiping the god who has blessed us with success and freedom in life. He also mentioned that the Kantara team witnessed the divine in its true form and received blessings from Daiva during the ceremony.

Kantara had a low-key release in Karnataka in September 2022. Despite this, the film's popularity quickly spread through word of mouth, leading to the dubbed version of the film being released nationwide, where it was warmly received by audiences.

As a result, Kantara went on to earn a staggering Rs 400 crore from ticket sales worldwide. The movie was reportedly made on a budget of approximately Rs 15 crore.

FAQs

Q1:When did "Kantara" get released?
September 30, 2022

Q2:How old is Rishab Shetty?
Rishab Shetty, alias Prashant Shetty is 39 years old.