Rishab Shetty set to make Kantara’s prequel

After basking the success of Kantara last year, Rishab Shetty is all set to make the prequel of the film.

Khateja Qureshi | Published On: May, 6, 2023 | 05:04 PM

Rishab Shetty set to make Kantara’s prequel

Popular actor-director Rishab Shetty had garnered much love and praises for his film Kantara, which released last year. Rishab Shetty is now gearing up for the prequel on the film that would unveil in 2024. Earlier, Rishab Shetty stated, “With the blessing of almighty Daiva, the film has successfully completed 100 days and I would like to take this opportunity to announce the prequel of the film,”

A source close to the development said, “Just like the first part, Kantara’s prequel is also an extremely ambitious project for Rishab and Hombale Films, and they are leaving no stone unturned to live up to part 1. Rishab has already finished writing the first draft of the film, and his team has really liked the idea and the script. Since Rishab is a perfectionist, he will spend some more time on the script before he locks the final draft. In the meanwhile, research for the prequel is going on simultaneously, along with many other pre-production formalities are being discussed like costumes and location recce,”.

In feb 2023 Rishab Shetty has shared the idea of prequel, he said, It is because the history of Kantara has more depth to it. Currently, we are in the middle of digging into more details. As the research is still underway, it would be very early to reveal details about the film,” Kantara has emerged as a blockbuster and received lots of praises from audience and critics.