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Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1
Review
Language: Tamil Dubbed version
Digital Platform: Amazon Prime Video
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Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 Prequel is Bigger, Better and Grander than Kantara that got released in 2022. Lots of Hard work behind the making... Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 would win many Accolades and Awards.
Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 is a Spiritual Fantasy movie. The plot revolves around Divine Easwara Garden that belongs to Kantara tribe.
1000 years back Kantara Tribe lived peacefully in Easwara Garden, a Forest area. Easwara Garden is Divine. Kantara people believed that Easwara Garden is a place where Ganas of Lord Easwar lived. Ganas means Gods. A Force that has become one with nature. Whenever there is Unrighteousness, Lord Easwar would send his Ganas to protect righteousness. Panjurli is one such God which Kantara Tribe worships. Guliga is a Fierce Force that drinks blood of those who are on the path of Adharma. All the Divine Ganas stayed in the Holy land of Kantara.
One day a girl called Baidi from Kantara tribe finds a Karnika stone(Shiva linga) which the tribe believes to be divine. Kantara tribe who was worshipping nature, started to worship the Karnika stone as God.
Under Kadamba Dynasty, King Vijayendra from Bangra kingdom was a Ruthless ruler. He finds Kantara tribe in the Forest. He takes strong men from Kantara tribe and makes them as slaves for his kingdom. He tries to kill Mayakarar, a mystical mysterious man from Kantara. When he is about to kill him spices keep falling in the ground from Mayakarar's pouch. Knowing the value of spices for Trade, King Vijayendra goes to Easwar's garden to invade it. He is trapped by Mayakarar. King Vijayendra is killed by the Divine forces in the Easwara Garden. God Panjurli possesses one of the men in the tribe and he utters an divine utterance that Easwara Garden is protected by Gods. Those who enter the garden with destruction in their heart would be punished by Gods.
King Vijayendra's son Rajasekara who witnesses it, runs from there and reaches Kadapa tribe. Kantara Tribe worships God. Whereas Kadapa Tribe tries to control Gods through Black Magic practices. Kadapa Tribe helps Rajasekhara. Coming to know of Karnika stone, Kadapa tribe has an eye on Easwara Garden. Rajasekhara who later becomes a King orders his men not to enter the Easwara Garden Forest.
Years roll...
Baidi finds a baby from the sacred well in Easwara Garden and names him as Berme(Rishab Shetty). She Fosters Berme. Rajasekhara has two children. Prince Kulasekhara(Gulshan Devaiah) and Princess Kanakavathi(Rukmini Vasanth). Rajasekhara advices his children not to enter the Forest.
Rajasekhara becomes old. He does Pattabisehgam for his son Kulasekhara. Kulasekhara is irresponsible, reckless and arrogant. He doesn't listen to his Father. He goes to Easwara Garden for Hunting along with his minister Bhogendra and is attacked by Berme and his tribe. Bangra soldiers are attacked. Kulasekhara and Bhogendra escapes but one of their soldier Chenna(Prakash Thuminad) is caught by the tribe. Berme asks Chenna to take him and his men to Bangra. For the First time, Kantara men steps out of their border.
Wearing the costumes of Bangra soldiers Berme and his men enter Bangra kingdom. However, they are caught and are perceived as thieves. Berme reveals that he is from Kantara in the court. Kulasekhara sends Berme and his men to prison. Berme insults Kulasekhara in the prison saying that he was a coward who escaped from Easwara Garden. In the prison, Berme comes to know about the trade in Bangra Port and strikes a deal with Peppe (Rakesh Poojari) who is son of Booba(Naveen D Padil), a port official.
Berme along with his men escape from prison to Kantara and starts to cultivate Spices for the Barter Trade. Kantara men starts to sell their products at the port and their products are welcomed, bought and appreciated for their quality. Kantara men are actually slaves in Bangra. Now they are coming up. This creates a jealousy among Bangra men. They inform about the trade to Princess Kanagavathi. Princess Kanagavathi calls Berme to her chamber and gives him permission for the Trade with a condition that Berme has to pay Quarter percentage of their income as Taxes to Bangra. Berme and Kanagavathi get close with each other. They get into a Romantic relationship.
Berme goes deep inside the Forest along with his men to bring more spices. A Divine Tiger comes near Berme and guides him inside the Forest. Berme and his men are attacked by Kadapa tribe. A Man from Kadapa tribe tries to kill Berme and at that point of time the Divine Tiger saves Berme by killing the man who wanted to kill Berme.
Jabba talks about Kadapa tribe and about the Divine Tiger to Berme. Kadapa tribe initially requested for a place to stay inside the Easwar's Garden. But their focus was on the Divine Karnica stone. They wanted to control the Daivas. But they couldn't do it. Kadapa tribe tortured and even went to the extent of killing animals in the Forest for their Black Magic rituals. Kantara Tribe stood against it and fought with them. In the war, the Divine Tiger sent by Goddess Parvati attacked Kadapa men and saved the Kantara tribe. Kadapa men fled from the place and went deep inside the Forest. Until today they are trying to control the Daivas through Black Magic rituals says Jabba. Baidi says that the same tiger has saved Berme and has helped Berme to dismantle Black magic spells of Kadapa.
Port officer from Bangra meets King Kulasekhara and informs him about the Trade which Kantara men does in the port. He also informs him that Berme and Kanagavathi are in Love with each other..He says that Berme has an eye on Bangra's Throne. Kulasekhara kills the officer out of anger. He sends Bhogendra(Pramod Shetty) to look into the matter. Bhogendra insults Booba in the port in front of people. He tries to beat him with a whip and at that point of time Berme comes to save him. He whips Bhogendra. Berme says that he is going to take control of the port. He outsmarts Bangra's Navy in the port. Berme stresses about equality. He says that from now on no one requires permission for trading and no need to pay taxes. Bhogendra comes to the court wounded. He lies to Kulasekhara that he fell down from the chariot. But Kulasekhara is already informed about the happenings as he has a friend from Portugese who informs him about the incidents that took place in the port. Kulasekhara argues with Rajasekhara. Kulasekhara feels that he is king just for namesake and he doesn't have the necessary powers that's required for a King. He says that he will take control of Army from now on and wouldn't listen to Rajasekhara. Kulasekhara feels that since he didn't have the necessary powers, Berme has taken over the port. Rajasekhara wants to negotiate with Berme. But Kulasekhara feels that his clan has been dishonored. Since Kantara men has entered Bangra and has captured the port, now let me step into Easwara Garden says Kulasekhara. He wants to take Revenge on Kantara. Kulasekhara gives sleeping pills to Rajasekhara and takes control of the Army. Kulasekhara enters Easwara Garden along with his Army and ruins Kantara Tribe. Huts of Kantara tribe are burnt. Many people are killed. Kulasekhara kills Baidi. Berme is possessed by Guliga Daivas and he kills Kulasekhara.
Peppe supports Kantara tribe during their tough times. Easwara Lingam sculpted for the sanctum gets cracked in Bangra. Priests consider it to be inauspicious. Since Easwara Ganas were humiliated in Kantara, Lord Easwara doesn't accept for Brahma Kalasa says priests. Kanagavathi goes to Easwara Garden to establish peace talks with Berme. She says that the loss is for both sides. She requests Berme to bring Karnika stones to Bangra for Kumbabishegam for the welfare of both Bangra and Kantara. Berme accepts it. Kumbhabhishekam is done in a Grand way.
Kanagavathi Thanks Berme for it. King Rajasekhara asks Berme to return the authority of port to Bangra. Berme accepts it. He says that he just wanted to Trade in the port and not to rule it. In Return, Berme asks the king to Free the Kantara slaves who are in Bangra. King Rajasekhara accepts for it.
Children of Kantara mysteriously become unconscious and die.. when Kantara men pray to God to guide them, Berme sees a Divine Vision of Past and Present where he comes to know that Kadapa men have controlled the Daivas through Black Magic practises and he sees the True colour of Kanagavathi in the Divine vision where he comes to know that she was raised by Kadapa. She has the blood of Bangra and Breast milk of Kadapa. She is a Poison who is responsible for the deaths of innocent children and she has an eye on Easwara Garden. Bangra and Kadapa want to Control Daivas and through it they want to be Powerful. Kanagavathi becomes Queen of Bangra. Kanagavathi wanted Karnika stones to actually control Daivas to acquire Easwara Garden. Rajasekhar, Kanagavathi and Kadapa men wants to go for a war with Kantara to acquire Easwara Garden. Meanwhile, Berme who understands things through Divine Vision now wants to go for a war with Bangra and Kadapa to protect Kantara Tribe and Easwara Garden. What happens after that? That's Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1
Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 is a movie where Art and Entertainment meet each other. Movie is Artistic and equally Entertaining. From the beginning and till the end, I was able to Travel with the story. There were Twists in the Screenplay. Climax was Impressive.
All the Departments have given their Heart and Soul to bring out the movie well. What I admired about the movie was, there was a sense of Trance in the Screenplay. The story and Screenplay keeps you glued and make you believe about the happenings momentarily. That's the Beauty of Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1. There was a satisfaction of watching a Good and Well made movie.
Cinematography of Aravind S Kashyap deserves a special mention. Every scene and Every Frame has been captured Magnificently.
Artwork/Setwork/Production design deserves a special mention. The Artwork/Setwork of Bangra and Kantara was Impressive. Bangra is a small kingdom under Kadamba dynasty. The design has been made accordingly. The setwork looks real and makes you believe in it. The Artwork/Setwork takes you to the Ancient days.
Three Different sets of costume designs for Bangra, Kantara and Kadapa people. Costume designs were looking real and natural and takes you to the Ancient days. Costume Designs were Impressive.
Be it songs or Background score, Music of B.Ajaneesh Loknath is Impressive.
Visual Effects were impressive...Horse, Divine Tiger, Loris and Fire etc..They were all looking real. Good Visual effects within the Budget.
Editing of Suresh Mallaiah is impressive. Connects the dots well.
Stunts and Action sequences have been made well.
Along with Intensity and Seriousness, Comedy has worked out well in the Screenplay which keeps the movie entertaining.
Dubbing in Tamil is Excellent. Especially, for Rishab Shetty and Gulshan Devaiah.
As for as Performances are concerned, Rishab Shetty, Gulshan Devaiah, Jayaram and Rukmini Vasanth are show stealers.
As Berme and as Mayakarar, Rishab Shetty has given an Impressive performance. Appearance of Mayakarar was Impressive and was Distinctive from Berme.
As an irresponsible, reckless, supercilious, condescending and arrogant king, Gulshan Devaiah has performed well as Kulasekhara. His performance was Natural.
As Rajasekhara, Jayaram has given an Impressive performance and has reflected his experience in Acting.
Beautiful... Cunning... Someone who has eye on Easwara Garden... As Kanagavathi, Rukmini Vasanth has performed well.
Prakash Thuminad, Rakesh Poojari, Naveen D Padil, Deepak Rai Panaje and Pramod Shetty score in Comedy.
Minus:
1. Berme is Bold and Brave..But at the same time he is insolent...His Insolent behavior is the root cause of wars actually.
2. Climax was Impressive...But it was Predictable as it is Quite similar to Kantara that came in 2022.
3. Trailer cut of the movie was not Attractive or Impressive.
Overall, Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 Prequel is Bigger, Better and Grander than Kantara that got released in 2022. Artistic and Equally Entertaining!!!
Maximum Ratings: 4.5 * stars
Minimum Ratings: 4 * stars
Score card: 90 to 80/100
Value: Awesome to Outstanding
Rating structure:
Rating stars (*****) | Score card | Value |
5* stars | 100 | Fantastic |
4.5* stars | 90 | Awesome |
4* stars | 80 | Outstanding |
3.75* stars | 70 | Excellent |
3.5* stars | 60 | Very Good |
3.25* stars | 50 | Good |
3* stars | 40 | Watchable |
2.75* stars | 30 | Middling |
2.5* stars | 20 | Mediocre |
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