Kantara movie box office collection: Kantara HINDI version is UNSTOPPABLE, set to enter Rs 100 Crore Club | Kantara OTT release date, controversy and more

Kantara movie box office collection: Kantara HINDI version is UNSTOPPABLE: The Kannada period action thriller Kantara is really making history all over. The movie is unstoppable at the box office as it's Hindi version is likely to enter Rs 100 crore club very soon. 

Kantara movie box office collection: Kantara Hindi crosses Rs 75 crore mark 

The Kannada blockbuster has surpassed Rs 75 crore at the box office. Movie critic and Business analyst Taran Adarsh said, "Kantara *Hindi version* continues to gallop steadily… Crosses ₹ 75 cr mark." "Continues to surprise [the industry] and shock [the pessimists who doubted its potential]… [Week 5] Fri 1.25 cr, Sat 2.30 cr, Sun 2.70 cr. Total: ₹ 76 cr. #India biz. Nett BOC. BLOCKBUSTER," he added.

#Kantara *#Hindi version* continues to gallop steadily… Crosses ₹ 75 cr mark… Continues to surprise [the industry] and shock [the pessimists who doubted its potential]… [Week 5] Fri 1.25 cr, Sat 2.30 cr, Sun 2.70 cr. Total: ₹ 76 cr. #India biz. Nett BOC. BLOCKBUSTER. pic.twitter.com/qSBf5rSuV9

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 14, 2022

The Hindi version of Kantara is inching closer to Rs 100 crore mark. Kantara has become one of the most appreciated films in Indian cinema and pan-India superhit from Kannada film industry after "KGF Chapter-2". Originally released only in Kannada on September 30, the film was dubbed in multiple languages later and its Hindi version hit the theatres on October 14.

Kantara movie Controversy 

Dalit organisations have condemned the portrayal of Dalits in super hit pan-India Kannada movie "Kantara". Samatha Sainik Dal State Secretary Lolaksha has stated that the film has insulted Dalits. "The Dalit community has been shown in poor light," he said, claiming that the "Daivaradhane" sequences in the movie are twisted.

He had also raised objections to the highlight of the movie, the last 20 minute climax. Lolaksha had stated that they will bring their objections to the notice of the film team first. If their objections are not taken seriously, they will initiate legal proceedings against the film team. The film was, however, mired in controversies as a band claimed one of the songs used in the movie as theirs and Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa stated that "Daivaradhane" is not part of Hindu religion as shown in the movie.

Kantara OTT Release Date

The huge success of the movie at the ticket window led to a lot of chatter on social media about the release of the movie on OTT platforms. There was also a rumour on various social media platforms that the period action thriller film 'Kantara' will release on 18th November on OTT platform. This led to a lot of buzz online which was recently debunked by the producer of the film on Twitter. 

Karthik Gowda, the producer of the film, tweeted through his official Twitter handle that the film is not releasing on OTT any time soon. He said, "Wrong News! We will let you know when it is coming but certainly not November 4th." 

Kantara movie story 

Set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, Kantara follows a Kambala champion, played by Shetty, who comes to loggerheads with an upright Forest Range officer, Murali (Kishore). Kambala is an annual race, held from November to March in coastal Karnataka, in which a jockey drives a pair of buffaloes, tied to the plough, through parallel muddy tracks.

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