Rishab Shetty's recent directorial, Kantara, has been making all the right noises ever since its release on September 30. The film has been creating records across Karnataka, and the dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi, too are minting money at the box office. Apart from being a commercial success, Kantara has also been receiving exemplary critical acclaim, with many celebrities too showering Rishab and the team with unfettered praises. 

In what is sure to be the icing on the cake, Rajinikanth took to social media to express admiration for the film. He wrote, “The unknown is more than the known. No one could have said this better in cinema than Hombale Films' Kantara. You gave me goosebumps. Rishab Shetty, hats off to you as a writer, director, and actor. Congrats to the whole cast and crew of this masterpiece in Indian cinema."

Apart from Rajinkanth, major celebrities including Anushka Shetty, Karthi, Dhanush, and Baahubali producer Shobu Yarlagadda too praised the film.

Kantara is a film about the man vs wild conflict, and features Rishab in the lead role, and also stars Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, Prakash Thuminad, Manasi Sudhir, and Mime Ramdas in supporting roles. Ajaneesh Lokanth and Arvind Kashyap have handled the music and cinematography, respectively