Naa Kandante: Rakshit Shetty welcomes everyone into the world of his story-telling and cinema

On the occasion of Guru Poornima, Kannada actor-filmmaker Rakshit Shetty had a special treat for his fans. Rakshit launched a new video series called Naa Kandante, where he will take viewers into his process of story-telling and filmmaking, with vignettes from the last decade, when he brought them multiple stories as a writer, actor, director or producer. Rakshit will explore the culture of his hometown and the mythological stories he grew up listening to that inspired him to write some of his films, like for instance, the story of Parashuram creating land with his axe, which is a part of both Richard Anthony and Punya Koti.

Taking to social media about his new venture, Rakshit posted a video along with a long post that read, “Happy Guru Poornima everyone! As a kid, every Monday my mom used to pick us up from school and take us to temples on Car Street. Our routine was to visit Ananteshwara temple, followed by the Krishna temple and then Guru Raghavendra temple. A 5-star chocolate at the Sampoorna store was a treat of the week. Every time we visited the temple, my curiosity was to know the stories behind them. Mom would tell me a few and for the rest, I would find people in the temple who would fuel my imagination."

"Of all the temples, it was the Ananteshwara temple which fascinated me the most. For, Shiva was my favourite of all! But the day I realised that the temple which was dedicated to my lord was actually Parashurama as a linga Swaroopa, I was taken aback. Many questions arose in me, which led to 1,000 more and I am still finding the answers. I believe this is the reason I want to be a storyteller. I want to connect the dots."

"Naa Kandante is an interactive video series on these lines. Our puranas and itihasas aren’t just stories but they are philosophical representations of scientific studies of Ancient times. The science which will help humankind in its evolution. And can we adopt these philosophies in our modern-day stories? Yes, we can and how beautifully. Watch out for this series and yes, welcome to my world of cinema!"