Kantara

It involves culture of Kambala and Bhootha Kola. A human and nature conflict where Shiva is a rebel who defends his village and nature. A death leads to war between villagers and evil forces. Will he be able to regain peace in the village? Kantara (transl. Mystical Forest) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film[20][21] written and directed by Rishab Shetty, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur,[22] under Hombale Films. The film stars Shetty as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright forest officer, Murali (played by Kishore). Set and filmed in Keradi in coastal Karnataka, principal photography began in August 2021.[23] The cinematography was handled by Arvind S. Kashyap, with B. Ajaneesh Loknath scoring music for the film and the action sequences were choreographed by the action director Vikram More. The production design was handled by debutant, Dharani Gange Putra.