Rishab Shetty’s Kantara: Chapter 1 has crossed Rs 150 crore and is inching towards the Rs 200 crore mark.
Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Orgasmic’ Review for Kantara: Chapter 1Ram Gopal Varma has given one of the most explosive reviews for Rishab Shetty’s performance in Kantara: Chapter 1, calling it an ‘orgasmic experience’.
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On October 2, Ram Gopal Varma wrote on X, “KANTAAAARRRAAA is FANTAAAASTICCCC .. All FILM MAKERS in INDIA should feel ASHAMED after seeing the UNIMAGINABLE EFFORT @Shetty_Rishab and his team put in the BGM, SOUND DESIGN, CINEMATOGRAPHY , PRODUCTION DESIGN and VFX ..Forgetting the CONTENT which is a BONUS , their EFFORT alone deserves #kantarachaoter1 to be a BLOCKBUSTER .. HATS OFF TO @HombaleFilms for uncompromisingly backing the creative team and HEY @Shetty_Rishab , I can’t decide whether you are a GREATER DIRECTOR or a GREATER ACTOR.”
KANTAAAARRRAAA is FANTAAAASTICCCC .. All FILM MAKERS in INDIA should feel ASHAMED after seeing the UNIMAGINABLE EFFORT @Shetty_Rishab and his team put in the BGM, SOUND DESIGN, CINEMATOGRAPHY , PRODUCTION DESIGN and VFX ..Forgetting the CONTENT which is a BONUS , their EFFORT…
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 3, 2025
To this, Rishab Shetty replied, “Iam just a Cinema Lover, Sir. Thank you so much for all the love & Support, Sir.”
Iam just a Cinema Lover, Sir.
— Rishab Shetty (@shetty_rishab) October 3, 2025
Thank you so much for all the love & Support, Sir. https://t.co/ONjwBznxvB
Adding to his previous review, RGV wrote, “To be frank you are not a cinema LOVER sir , but u are a cinema F***ER , because you F***ED all of us FILM MAKERS by showing us how to really make CINEMA with your MAGNUM OPUS #KantaraChapter1 .. U pioneered a movement of DISRUPTION leading to CONSTRUCTION which basically means a NEW kind of F****NG leading to a NEW BIRTH to a NEW KIND of CINEMA and all of us concerned are having a CINEMATIC MEGA ORGASM.”
What are People Saying About Ram Gopal Varma’s Comment?To be frank you are not a cinema LOVER sir , but u are a cinema FUCKER , because you FUCKED all of us FILM MAKERS by showing us how to really make CINEMA with your MAGNUM OPUS #KantaraChapter1 .. U pioneered a movement of DISRUPTION leading to CONSTRUCTION which basically means… https://t.co/3klHzM4Jx4
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 3, 2025
Social media users are not surprised by Ramu’s comment.
One user commented, “This is one of the wildest tributes I have seen to a filmmaker. Whatever your choice of words it’s hard to deny the impact #KantaraChapter1seems to be having on people who live and breathe cinema.”
This is one of the wildest tributes I have seen to a filmmaker.
— Hyderabadi $@! (@follow_sai) October 4, 2025
Whatever your choice of words it’s hard to deny the impact #KantaraChapter1 seems to be having on people who live and breathe cinema
Another user commented, “Your unfiltered fire for Kantara: Chapter 1 is the hype we didn't know we needed! Rishab Shetty's folklore-fueled frenzy just leveled up Kannada cinema to god-tier.”
your unfiltered fire for Kantara: Chapter 1 is the hype we didn't know we needed! Rishab Shetty's folklore-fueled frenzy just leveled up Kannada cinema to god-tier. 🐘 #KantaraChapter1
— Miss Riya ✨ (@rudemiss18) October 3, 2025
Aise kon bolta hai bhaisahab raat ko pikar X mt chlaya kro😭😹🤣
— Pooja Sangwan Hooda 🇮🇳 (@ThePerilousGirl) October 4, 2025
About Kantara: Chapter 1Subah tak utar jayegi.
— Mr. Singh (@Askmrsingh) October 3, 2025
Directed and led by Rishab Shetty, Kantara: Chapter 1 is a prequel to Kantara, which was released in 2022.
It emerged as one of the biggest sleeper hits that year.
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