Kaantha trailer: Dulquer Salmaan impresses fans enough to hail him ‘nadippu chakravarthy’; first big hit for Bhagyashri Borse?

The trailer for Kaantha, a highly anticipated period drama starring and produced by Dulquer Salmaan, has been released, generating buzz for its portrayal of an actor from the black-and-white era

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The trailer of Kaantha, the upcoming period drama, is out, and has left fans with a unanimous opinion of how Dulquer Salmaan has aced the role of playing an actor from the black-and-white era. Kaantha, which is scheduled to release in theatres on November 14, is a film which talks about the ego clash that a film set witnesses between an actor and director, as their creative differences take centre stage.

Kaantha trailer: Netizens are convinced that Dulquer is indeed…

The trailer of Kaantha has been unleashed, and Dulquer Salmaan, who is fresh off the success of Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, seems to have another winner on hand. Kaantha, starring and produced by Dulquer Salmaan, is a period drama. After the impeccable portrayal of Gemini Ganesan in Mahanati, Dulquer will be transforming into an actor from the black and white era, once again for Kaantha.

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The Kaantha trailer shows Dulquer Salmaan play an actor, whose obsession with himself has fired an egoistic clash with the director who had introduced him and made his protégé. Kaantha has been getting positive reviews for its trailer, with netizens calling it another commercial success loading for Dulquer. While one said, "And DQ? Delivering fire like it’s nothing. Bro's in a league of his own," many shared the clip of Rana Daggubati calling Dulquer indeed 'Nadippu Chakravarthy' as referred to in the trailer. It is to be noted that Rana is one of the producers of Kaantha and will also appear in the film. Meanwhile, some of them are also happy with the fact that Kaantha will give some space for Bhagyashri Borse to perform, after she had starred in films like Mr Bachchan and Kingdom.

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Kaantha release date:

Kaantha is set to release in theatres on November 14. The film will release primarily in Tamil and Telugu. Actors Bhagyashri Borse, Samuthirakani, and Rana Daggubati will also appear in the film, which is said to be based on the life of Tamil cinema’s first superstar MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. Selvamani Selvaraj has directed the film. It is shot by Dani Sanchez Lopez and edited by Llewellyn Anthony Gonsalvez

FAQs

Q. What is Kaantha about?

A. Kaantha is a period drama set in 1950s Madras, about the ego clash between an actor and director on the sets of a film.

Q. Is Kaantha a true story?

A. Kaantha is said to be inspired by the life events of MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, who is known to be the first superstar of Tamil cinema.

Q. Is Kaantha a biopic?

A. Kaantha has not been explicitly mentioned to be a biopic, but based on the life of Tamil superstar MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar.

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