‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ OTT rights sold for Rs 125 crore, trailer to release on September 20 - Reports

In 2022, Rishab Shetty made a big hit with his devotional action film, ‘Kantara’, which was successful all over India. After that, he and Hombale Films announced a prequel called ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’.

The team made the movie on a much bigger scale and added mythological stories by setting it in the past.

Filming is now finished, and with the release coming soon, the digital rights have been sold to OTT for a large amount.Amazon Prime Video acquires digital rights of ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’According to Pinkvilla, Amazon Prime Video has bagged the post-theatrical streaming rights of ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ for a hefty sum of Rs 125 crore.

It’s among the highest of all time for a film of Kannada origin, certainly the second best after ‘KGF 2’. The platform has bagged all language streaming rights. The post-production work for ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ is going on in full swing, as 20 VFX studios from all across the world are working to deliver a global product.Release date and trailer details for ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’The film is confirmed for an October 2, 2025 release and the theatrical trailer of the Rishab Shetty starrer will be out around September 20, 2025. As per reports, work on the theatrical trailer for 'Kantara: Chapter 1' is in full swing. The idea is to create the noise with a single asset, and continue the momentum towards the theatrical release on Gandhi Jayanti. The film will see a North India release by Anil Thadani under his banner AA Films.

More about ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ delves into the folklore behind the Bhuta Kola tradition of coastal Karnataka. The film has been directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda from Hombale Films.