KANTARA
Kantara is not a movie. It's a spiritual experience that cannot be described. It has to be felt. It took me back to the tales that my grandmother had told me when i was a kid, during my summer vacations in Kerala. Of Kings and Demons. Of a spiritual connect between humans and Gods. Kummati Kali, Chakyar Koothu, Ottam Thullal, and the venerable Velichapadu. I have seen and experienced them all in my village, which is near Thrissur, in Kerala. But, this was different. One gets transfixed as the movie builds up. It's like asking "Is this for real?" Kantara is set in the picturesque Tulu Nadu, which straddles the coastal region from Kasaragod in Kerala to Mangalore, Ullal, Udupi, and Kundapura in Karnataka and slightly beyond. The cultural borders between Kerala and Karnataka, blurs in many places. Rishab Shetty‘s storytelling is unparalleled, so is his portrayal of Shiva, a person who oscillates between irresponsibility and divinity. This is story that revo...