Kantara to be dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi; release date announced

Hombale Films, the makers of the recent Kannada blockbuster Kantara, have announced that the film will be dubbed into Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi. The dubbed versions of the film are reportedly all set to release on 14 October.

The original Kannada version was released on 30 September and received critical praise. Due to positive word of mouth and high demands outside of Karnataka, the number of screens was increased. Actor Prithviraj recently announced that he was going to release the Malayalam dubbed version of the film in Kerala. In a Tweet praising the film, he called it a “glorious cinematic masterpiece.”

Kantara is written and directed by Rishabh Shetty, who also plays the protagonist. The action-thriller film, which also has mythical, supernatural elements, talks about the conflicts between human greed and nature. Apart from Rishab Shetty in the lead, the film also stars Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, and Sapthami Gowda.