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Kantara Chapter 1 Day 21 box office: Rishab Shetty film registers marginal dip amid festive release competition
Kantara Chapter 1 Day 21 box office: Despite films like Thamma, Dude and Bison, among others, for a weekday, Kantara Chapter 1 held strong
Oct 23, 2025
Rishab Shetty in Kantara Chapter 1
Day 21 at the box office continued to look promising for Kantara Chapter 1 in its Kannada original and Hindi dubbed versions. Across the rest of the south, collections fell massively, which is not surprising, given that there were Deepavali festive releases across all languages. Even though most of these films did not arrive with rousing reviews, some, like Dude and Bison, for instance, have managed to draw crowds. Despite this and that Thamma has been doing decent business in the Hindi belt, Kantara Chapter 1 wound up Day 21 with a Rs 10.6 cr net total, taking it to a cumulative Rs 557.5 cr all-India net.
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Kantara Chapter 1 India Box Office: The break up so far
| Day | Net | Language-wise |
| Day 1 | ₹ 61.85 Cr | [Ka: 19.6 Cr ; Te: 13; Hi: 18.5; Ta: 5.5; Mal: 5.25] |
| Day 2 | ₹ 45.4 Cr | [Ka: 13.5 Cr ; Te: 11.5; Hi: 12.5; Ta: 4.25; Mal: 3.65] |
| Day 3 | ₹ 55 Cr | [Ka: 14.5 Cr ; Te: 11.25; Hi: 19.5; Ta: 5.5; Mal: 4.25] |
| Day 4 | ₹ 63 Cr | [Ka: 16.75 Cr ; Te: 11.5; Hi: 23; Ta: 6.75; Mal: 5] |
| Day 5 | ₹ 31.5 Cr | [Ka: 12 Cr ; Te: 5.4; Hi: 8.75; Ta: 2.75; Mal: 2.6] |
| Day 6 | ₹ 34.25 Cr | [Ka: 12 Cr ; Te: 5.4; Hi: 8.75; Ta: 2.75; Mal: 2.6] |
| Day 7 | 25.25 Cr | [Ka: 9.25 Cr ; Te: 3.5; Hi: 8.25; Ta: 2.25; Mal: 2] |
| Day 8 | ₹ 21.15 Cr | [Ka: 7.85 Cr ; Te: 2.65; Hi: 7; Ta: 2; Mal: 1.65] |
| Day 9 | ₹ 22.25 Cr | [Ka: 7.5 Cr ; Te: 3.25; Hi: 7.25; Ta: 2.5; Mal: 1.75] |
| Day 10 | ₹ 39 Cr | [Ka: 11.5 Cr ; Te: 5.15; Hi: 14.25; Ta: 5.1; Mal: 3] |
| Day 11 | ₹ 39.75 Cr | [Ka: 12 Cr ; Te: 4.85; Hi: 14.25; Ta: 5.4; Mal: 3.25] |
| Day 12 | ₹ 13.35 Cr | [Ka: 4.75 Cr ; Te: 1.35; Hi: 4.5; Ta: 1.5; Mal: 1.15] |
| Day 13 | ₹ 14 Cr | [Ka: 3.75 Cr ; Te: 1.5; Hi: 6.35; Ta: 1.4; Mal: 1] |
| Day 14 | ₹ 10.55 Cr | [Ka: 3.25 Cr ; Te: 1.1; Hi: 4.15; Ta: 1.25; Mal: 0.8] |
| Day 15 | ₹ 8.85 Cr | [Ka: 2.7 Cr ; Te: 0.9; Hi: 3.5; Ta: 1.15; Mal: 0.6] |
| Day 16 | ₹ ₹ 8.5 Cr | [Ka: 2.85 Cr ; Te: 0.65; Hi: 3.65; Ta: 0.7; Mal: 0.65] |
| Day 17 | ₹ 12.5 Cr | [Ka: 4.65 Cr ; Te: 1.1; Hi: 4.5; Ta: 1.25; Mal: 1] |
| Day 18 | ₹ 17 Cr | [Ka: 6.4 Cr ; Te: 1.4; Hi: 6; Ta: 1.6; Mal: 1.6] |
| Day 19 | ₹ 11.65 Cr | [Ka: 4.3 Cr ; Te: 1; Hi: 3.5; Ta: 1.85; Mal: 1] |
| Day 20 | ₹ 11.95 Cr | [Ka: 4.75 Cr ; Te: 0.85; Hi: 4; Ta: 1.85; Mal: 0.5] |
| Day 21 | ₹ 10.6 Cr | [Ka: 4.4 Cr ; Te: 0.4 Cr; Hi: 4.5 Cr; Ta: 1 Cr; Mal: 0.3 Cr] |
*Source: Sacnilk
During the Deepavali holiday extended weekend, a source from the makers had suggested that the film would break into the Rs 800 cr worldwide gross segment and be whiskers away from Chhaava’s Rs 809 cr total. Kantara Chapter 1 was set for this total as of Tuesday, the source said, but there was no official confirmation of the same, and as of October 23, the figure, according to the film’s PR team, stood at Rs 765 cr as it inched to the Week 3 mark. At the end of Week 2, Kantara Chapter 1 had registered a worldwide gross of Rs 717.5 cr.
The film is expected to make its way to OTT on October 30, by which time its box office will likely dwindle further. Amazon Prime Video had picked up the streaming rights, reportedly, for a whopping Rs 125 cr and stipulated a 4-week window for the south language versions. The Hindi dubbed version will arrive later, presumably at the 8-week mark.
Also read: Kantara Chapter 1 movie review: Rishab Shetty goes all out in grand but bland sequel
Kantara Chapter 1 is a prequel to Rishab Shetty’s successful 2022 film, Kantara. Made at a budget of over Rs 120 cr, the film is much bigger in scale and visual spectacle, but sticks to a man vs nature conflict, with the people of Kantara pitted against a King set on seizing control of the forest. The film also stars Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, Rakesh Poojary, Hariprashanth, Naveen D Padil, Prakash Thuminad, Mime Ramadas, among others.
FAQs
Q. Are Kantara and Kantara: Chapter 1 the same?
A. No, they are separate films in the same franchise, both written and directed by Rishab Shetty. Kantara released in 2022, while Kantara: Chapter 1 hit theatres on October 2, 2025. Chapter 1 is the prequel of the original film and explores the origins of daivaradhane in the Tulunadu region.
Q. What is the run-time of Kantara Chapter 1?
A. Kantara Chapter is 2 hours and 47 minutes in total run-time.
Q. Where can one watch Kantara Chapter 1?
A. Kantara Chapter 1 hit theatres across the world on October 2, 2025. Subsequently, it will head to Amazon Prime Video on October 30, 2025, in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
Q. Whose avatar is Panjurli Daiva?
A. Panjurli Daiva is considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu in his Varaha incarnation. Panjurli, according to folklore, was a wild boar, who was slain by Lord Shiva and then revived to become a divine protector.
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