00:00Let's try and explore this phenomenon of Kantara, a film rooted in tradition that broke barriers and captured the nation's imagination.
00:10We can almost say that India is obsessed with Kantara today.
00:14And at the heart of this success is Rishabh Shetty, the visionary creator, the writer, actor, director.
00:22He has turned folklore into fury. That's a fair way of describing Rishabh Shetty.
00:29We also have the actress of Kantara, Rukmini Vasanth, the powerful woman who brought depth and grace to this legend.
00:38Welcome, Rishabh and Rukmini.
00:42Rishabh, Kantara started as a Kannada film with limited release.
00:48And what moment, or should I say which moment did you realize that it will explode across India and beyond?
00:57I don't realize that it will happen.
00:59Because the blast that happened after that, I saw that in the climax, there will be a meteor that will come in chapter 1.
01:08It's open to the audience, right?
01:11It's like that.
01:12So I was just watching what happened.
01:16So I didn't understand.
01:18And then a producer called in Karnataka.
01:22We were also calling her and we were looking for Hindi dubbing and other language dubbing.
01:28We were pan-India.
01:29First person, Pragati, released a teaser of the film.
01:33In the cinema, he was actually talking about pan-India, and said Pragati.
01:37So, we were saying, no, this is a rooted story, our folklore, I don't know how to accept these people.
01:44They also need to understand them.
01:46So, I can change some lines from Thulu.
01:49The original Daibo, which we say, that statement should be in Thulu only.
01:54This was my thought.
01:56But after that, the producer was doing this.
01:59I went to Mumbai and went to dubbing in a small studio.
02:04I was looking at it, it was parallel.
02:08The success story in Karnataka was spread out in Karnataka.
02:16It's like a wildfire.
02:17I didn't understand that.
02:19After that, I was ready to copy it.
02:21That was an odd release, I think.
02:23It was released on Saturday, on Sunday, on Monday.
02:28That's how I express myself.
02:32I couldn't do it in the frame.
02:34So, I took the film.
02:36So, I took my hand and took my hand and took it back.
02:40You're going to take the film?
02:41Exactly.
02:42And now, you're going.
02:43Exactly.
02:44So, this was the same thing.
02:45People were talking about expectations.
02:48And many of the people who were talking about last time.
02:51This was the same.
02:52We released a lot of new content.
02:54I mean, we released a trailer for 10 days.
02:57And, I think, we released a teaser before.
03:00We released a month ago.
03:01One month ago, we went to rap-up and made a video.
03:04It was so much.
03:05That song was released.
03:06I think, one or two days ago, it was just audio.
03:09We couldn't release that video.
03:11We're still releasing a video song.
03:13Especially with Brahma Kalsha.
03:15It was an odd promotional thing.
03:18But, when we first started our premiere,
03:25it was the same, but on a bigger scale.
03:28So, when we were doing the first part,
03:30it was the same feeling, but on a bigger scale.
03:33So, all credit goes to the audience.
03:37The people who appreciate the content,
03:40the word of mouth is spreading so much.
03:42I'm watching Twitter,
03:43I'm watching other social media,
03:45I'm watching other social media.
03:47I'm like, go wherever.
03:49We didn't understand what's happening.
03:52Now, the fans are in the theatres in Karnataka,
03:57single screens in Tamil Nadu,
03:59Telugu, Andhra, Kherla,
04:01and especially North Belt,
04:03the videos in North Belt.
04:12So, it's overwhelming?
04:13I don't understand.
04:14I think.
04:15Rukmani, how has the nation received you?
04:19Oh, dear, my love.
04:21I mean, I can't say it.
04:22It's been such an affirming experience.
04:25One thing that I was very happy about,
04:26I think.
04:27Rukmani, how has the nation received you?
04:32Oh, dear, my love.
04:33I mean, I can't say it.
04:35It's been such an affirming experience.
04:37One thing that I was very happy about,
04:39was that I can take my first step in Karnataka.
04:44Because my origins are also in the Kannada film industry.
04:47So, I watched the first Karnataka as a member of the audience.
04:51And that gave me so much joy and pride
04:53to watch such a beautiful, rooted story.
04:55So, now, I'm taking my first step in other industries,
04:58like Pan-India films.
05:00I'm taking Karnataka.
05:01It's a very beautiful act.
05:02So, that in itself was very gratifying for me.
05:05Now, I love the audience.
05:07I love the audience.
05:08Like Sir was saying,
05:09it's coming from within Karnataka also,
05:11but also from
05:12some messages from Rajasthan,
05:14Uttarakhand,
05:15Jharkhand.
05:16We're getting messages from all over the country and the world.
05:19It's humbling.
05:21It's gratifying.
05:22It's a lot of feelings.
05:23Rishabh, you said it's spread from word of mouth.
05:26So, what's the role of digital platforms
05:28and streaming platforms?
05:30Definitely.
05:31Word of mouth is spreading.
05:33I'm not saying that this is a big person.
05:34But, I think that in my mind,
05:35it's a big part of the social media.
05:36It makes people spread.
05:37So, people think about it.
05:39It's not that it's not that it's that it's not that it's not that it's that it's a big part of it.
05:43It's a big part of it.
05:44It's a big part of it.
05:45It's a big part of it.
05:46But, sometimes, there are some issues.
05:47Some issues also start happening, but when people have a real review, which is their heart
05:56from their heart, they become very effective.
06:00That's what I'm watching in social media.
06:02Because you have made a lot of cinema from your heart.
06:05100%
06:06And you said that the whole family came together for making movies.
06:09Yeah, that's the same thing.
06:11My school friends came to work for the whole family.
06:15So, many people have worked for junior artists.
06:19Tell us about the filmmaking process.
06:21This is a myth that you have made.
06:25And it's folklore.
06:27Which is about faith.
06:29And that faith is now fury.
06:31And that is also very Rishabh Shetty, who is now in that mold.
06:36We don't say this much about mythology.
06:41We think we are very interested.
06:43Because our experience is teaching us.
06:46What we've studied in our past.
06:48What we've been studying in folklore.
06:50What we've experienced in folklore.
06:52What we've experienced.
06:53We believe in that.
06:55What happened.
06:56We've done that thought process.
06:58We've taken a film and taken a lot of risks.
07:00That's why we've taken a lot of risks.
07:01That's why I made a filmmaker.
07:02I had 3 films from Kantaara.
07:07And I had done that in Canada.
07:09It was really good.
07:10It was really good.
07:11It was a very good success.
07:12It was very good to the audience.
07:13In Kantaara, my grandmother and children came to the house.
07:17And I had settled on that.
07:18My DOP, my co-writers, and all of them are settled in there.
07:25It's been like a five years project in two parts.
07:30And then the second part is that we were very ready.
07:35My hometown, my town, especially Kundapur, Mudur, Karadi.
07:41And it's a film city, it's a film town.
07:47And it's a film village.
07:49I mean, there were a hundred vehicles every day for the shoot.
07:55Because there were thousands of people every day on the set.
07:59There were some artists, juniors, and others who came to work.
08:05And we were there too.
08:07So it's like there too.
08:0990% of the post-production, we came there too.
08:11For the final, we came to Bangalore or Kocchi.
08:15So edit, music director, and set up.
08:21And edit was also 90%.
08:24So you edited the film also in the village?
08:26Yeah.
08:27Wow, that's interesting.
08:29So you know for all the talks that are there,
08:31that technology should be very high-tech editing.
08:34No, that's not.
08:35Today, you can film from anywhere.
08:38Remotely?
08:39Yeah.
08:40It's not a...
08:41You can do it in peace.
08:42You can do it in good.
08:43So you won't have a distraction.
08:44There won't be traffic issues in this city.
08:46There won't be another issue in this city.
08:48There won't be another issue.
08:50So you can stay fully focused.
08:52And you'll get a good Airbnb.
08:56So...
08:57This is very important.
08:58I agree with you on that.
09:00What do you do?
09:01Is that...
09:04To your team, you can transfer your phone to anybody.
09:09No part of that is not a experience for you.
09:10So you are so excited.
09:12You are so excited.
09:13In this year, you will be watching.
09:14In this year, you are so excited.
09:16And you could have an idea of the company.
09:17You know, to be on your team.
09:18You've got an idea of the company.
09:19You're so excited.
09:20You're excited for everyone.
09:21You're excited.
09:22I'm so excited.
09:23I'm excited, considering.
09:24You've got to be the company.
09:25You're excited, you're excited.
09:26I'm so excited.
09:27I'm excited.
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