Rishab Shetty’s Kantara, which has created waves since the time of its release, continues to make the right kind of noise. The mystery thriller,  which holds several records at the worldwide box office, has now won the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award 2023 under the Most Promising  Actor category for  Rishab Shetty’s performance as Shiva in the film. The award ceremony will be held on February 20 in Mumbai.

Kantara, produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films banner, also starred Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, and Pramod Shetty. The film has music by Ajaneesh Loknath and cinematography by Aravind Kashyap.