Rajkumar Periasamy, who is the director of the Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Amaran, took to social media to praise Kantara: Chapter 1. The sequel to Rishab Shetty's own Kantara (2022), released on October 2.

On his X handle the actor wrote, "Kantara: Chapter 1 is a ‘visual spectacle’ rooted in mystic culture and folk lore. Director and Actor Rishab Shetty keeps us immersed in it from the 1st min and beyond the last minute of the film through his craft and passionate performance. Congrats and respect to the visionary producer V Kiragandur Sir, everyone at Hombale Films, Chaluve Gowda for making yet another massive venture!"

He added, "Gulshan Devaiah, Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram sir’s performances stand out! Brilliance and dedication of hundreds of actors, technicians, Ajaneesh Loknath‘s music, Arvind Kashyap‘s cinematography Banglan‘s production design, Arjun Master, Todor Lazarov ‘s action choreography, Pragathi R Shetty’s costume design, VFX teams’ work, Suresh Mallaiah‘s edit carry this magical transcending dream successfully! Kudos to the entire team’s efforts."

Kantara: Chapter 1 has grossed over Rs 400 crores at the worldwide box office. The film is set in the Tulunadu region of Karnataka and explores the origins of the Bhuta Kola, which was shown in the first film.

Amaran was Rajkumar's sophomore directorial and was a biographical film about Major Mukund Varadarajan's life. Sivakarthikeyan played Major Mukund Varadarajan alongside Sai Pallavi as Indu Rebecca Varghese.