Rishab Shetty's Kantara is creating a sensation across the country. The film starred and directed by Rishab Shetty highlighted the Kannada culture and the village deities and cast a magic spell by driving home a powerful point. The message in the film asking people not to insult the deities had a powerful impact and forced the Karnataka Government to announce financial assistance to the artists.
In the meantime, Pooja Hegde, after watching Kantara, heaped praises on the film. Sharing her feelings, she posted "Write what you know, tell stories close to your heart and from your heart. The last twenty minutes of the film gave me the chills, I was stunned and completely awestruck. @rishabshetty77, SO proud to see this film make so much noise."
"A piece of my childhood...kolas, Bhootas, and daivas...making it to celluloid and being treated so respectfully and beautifully. More power to you. Onwards and upwards. GO AND WATCH PEOPLE"