'Proud moment': Allu Arjun comments on Rishab Shetty's Kantara

Telugu superstar Allu Arjun has reacted to the Rishab Shetty blockbuster film Kantara. He applauded Rishab Shetty for his phenomenal work and conveyed that he is proud of the performance of South cinema in 2022.

The past few years have been exceptional for South cinema. They created multiple blockbuster movies like Pushpa, KGF 2, Kartikeya 2, and Kantara. All the movies did well across India, while most Bollywood movies struggled to make an impact.

Recently, South superstar Allu Arjun, who also starred in Pushpa, came forward and talked about the film “Kantara.” It was originally a Kannada film, was later dubbed in multiple languages.


He came for an event to speak for the pre-release of a movie called 18 pages. It is a romantic comedy starring Anupama Parameswaran and Nikhil Siddharth. Palnati Surya directs it, and Sukumar is the writer.

What did Allu Arjun say about Kantara?

In his statement, Allu Arjun said, “2022 has been an exceptional year for south cinema, and it is definitely a proud moment. Nowadays South films can even go to the North region and do exceptionally well. Films like Pushpa, KGF were among such movies which made us very happy. I also congratulate Kantara for its massive success.”

During the event, he further talked about how proud he is of recent films from the South movie industry. He said, “I believe South movies should be watched across India and its a very proud moment for all of us, because all the people in our country are watching our movies.”

FAQs

What was the overall budget of the movie Kantara?
According to sources, Kantara’s total budget was around 16 crores.

When did Kantara release in theaters?
The original Kannada version was released on September 30. The other dubbed versions were released a couple of weeks later.