Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 6: Rishab Shetty film shows midweek jump, crosses ₹290 crore

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 6: Rishab Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram and Gulshan Devaiah star in the film.

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 6: Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 is proving to be a huge success at the box office. The Kannada film, written and directed by Rishab Shetty and backed by Hombale Films, had a great opening during Dussehra and is now holding up very well during the weekdays, inching closer towards the ₹300 crore mark with its domestic collections alone. (Also read: KL Rahul reviews Kantara Chapter 1, says he's ‘blown away’ by Rishab Shetty's film: ‘All heart’)

Kantara Chapter 1 box office collection day 6: Rishab Shetty directed and plays the lead in the prequel of Kantara.

Kantara Chapter 1 box office update

The latest update on Sacnilk states that Kantara Chapter 1 collected ₹33 crore net in India on Tuesday, bringing its total domestic collection after six days to ₹290 crore. Kantara Chapter 1 showed a remarkable increase in collections on Tuesday as compared to its Monday earnings. The film is expected to reach the ₹300 crore mark by Wednesday.

The opening day collection of the film was ₹61.85 crore. However, the film has managed to maintain its momentum quite well, thanks to strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews overall.

About Kantara Chapter 1

Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, Kantara Chapter 1 is a prequel to the 2022 hit Kannada film Kantara. Rishab, Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah and Jayaram round off the ensemble cast of the film. The prequel is set a thousand years before the events of the film. It tells the story of a tribal man named Berme (Rishab) who strives for autonomy for the people of Kantara. Prince Kulashekara (Gulshan) of a neighbouring kingdom wants to control the land and its people, forcing Berme to fight back.

The film received positive reviews upon release, with special attention paid to Rishab's performance and the visual effects. It has collected ₹370 crore worldwide in its first five days of release, making it one of the highest grossing Kannada films ever.