Overview

• Rishab Shetty says he alternated between directing and performing during large action scenes, describing the shoot as physically dangerous and exhausting.
• The film scales up with battle sequences involving thousands of participants and multiple stunt teams, with historians consulted to ground the period world-building.
• Variety confirms a worldwide launch on Oct. 2 across Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and English.
• Koimoi reports U.S. advance sales rose about 20% after the trailer to an estimated $113,000 for premiere day with roughly 4,900 tickets sold.
• Trade coverage says the franchise’s commercial strategy includes a reported profit-share choice for the follow-up Kantara 2 (Deccan Chronicle) and, per PinkVilla, a Sept. 29 Mumbai pre-release event alongside claims of AA Films handling North India distribution and a sizable Amazon Prime Video streaming deal.