Producer Reveals The Reason Behind Early OTT Release Of Kantara

Kantara : Chapter 1 is breaking records with each passing day. However, the early OTT release of the movie has put everyone in shock.

Co-Producer of the movie, Chaluve Gowda Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , explained the rationale behind the same. According to the pre-release agreement done only months after the release of Kantara in 2022, the regional versions would drop on OTT within four weeks, while the Hindi version would take a bit longer.

With that, even though Hombale Films knows that an early release could impact, they’re more than assured that it wouldn’t cause a huge dent. Despite the release of multiple movies on Deepavali, Kantara is still going strong at the box office, having surpassed Chhaava to become the highest grossing Indian movie of 2025, and the second highest grossing movie in the history of Kannada cinema after KGF Chapter 2.

Kantara : Chapter 1 has been written and directed by Rishab Shetty Rishab Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director >> Read More... , who is also the lead actor in this movie. The movie also stars Rukmini Vasanth Rukmini Vasanth is a talented, hard-working, beaut >> Read More... , Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah Gulshan earlier a theatre artist, now an Indian ac >> Read More... , Prakash Thuminad Prakash Thuminad is a charming and talented Tamil >> Read More... etc. in prominent roles.