The phenomenal pan-India success of movies such as Baahubali, RRR, KGF and Kantara appear to have emboldened southern producers to now consider releasing their films on major festivals such as Diwali and Eid as well as long weekends, which have typically been the preserve of Bollywood flicks. Their growing popularity in the Hindi belt means…
The fact is, India has never been easy to read. It’s a continent-sized country of an amalgam of states, resulting in a smorgasbord of regions, cultures, religions, ethnicities, languages, food, clothing, lifestyles and political ideologies. It’s a veritable explosion of diversity, gamely, and often unsuccessfully, sought to be held together by a unifying ‘Idea of…
Actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty. | Photo Credit: rishabshettyofficial/Instagram Actor-director Rishab Shetty said the twin National Awards for Kantara will help Kannada cinema reach greater heights. Rishab won the Best Actor award for his supercharged performance in the film, which was also named Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment honour. “In the film industry, they say one…
