We had earlier reported that the prequel of the hit 2022 Kannada film Kantara is in the making. The makers on Saturday took to social media to announce that the first look of Kantara Chapter 1, will be released on Monday.

Just like the first part, the second part will also be written and directed by Rishab Shetty, who is also expected to star in the lead role. Produced by Vijay Kirangandur of Hombale Films banner, the sequel will release in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and English.

In a previous interaction, Rishab mentioned that the idea of a prequel flashed in his mind while shooting Kantara, and he had taken time to refine it.

Rishab explained that Kantara discussed agriculture, feudalism, land encroachment, environmental protection issues, human and nature conflict, Shiva’s journey., etc. He added that the divinity of the father, which became the highlight of Kantara, has a lot of depth to it, and it is this backstory that will be explored in the prequel. The makers shared that the film will be made on a big budget, and will surpass the scale of Kantara.

While Rishab mentioned having a few actors reprising their roles from the original, we have to see who are the new names joining this much-awaited pan-Indian project. Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, Prasad Thuminad, Swaraj Shetty, and Manasi Sudhir, among others starred in the first part.

As for the technicians, the Kantara prequel will see the return of composer Ajaneesh Loknath and cinematographer Arvind S Kashyap