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Rishab Shetty Did His Own Stunts for Kantara: Chapter 1, Action Team Confirms

The prequel features a sprawling war sequence with hundreds of fighters, with a multilingual release set for October 2.

Overview

  • Action–stunt choreographer Arjun Raj says no body double was used for Rishab Shetty, who performed bare‑bodied throughout.
  • Shetty trained in Kalaripayattu, sword fighting and horse riding specifically to execute the film’s action himself.
  • The production mounted a large‑scale war set piece with over 500 fighters and about 3,000 extras, shot across a 25‑acre set over 45–50 days.
  • The film is scheduled to open worldwide on October 2 in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali and English.
  • The core creative team includes music director B. Ajaneesh Loknath, cinematographer Arvind Kashyap and production designer Vinesh Banglan.