Rishabh Shetty Directorial and starrer Kantara which created history at the Indian boxoffice is now expanding its horizons and entered into Oscars Race. Kantara qualifies for Best Picture and Best Actor in the Oscars contention list. This means Kantara is now eligible for Oscar members to cast a vote for it to push it through final nominations. RRR has been making all the news at the Oscars and now with Kantara joining the Oscars Race, it is going to be a high for South Cinema.
There has been numerous requests in social media to submit Kantara to 2023 Oscars and the makers have finally submitted for the Oscars. Production House Hombale films officially announced the news on their social media accounts,
" We are overjoyed to share that 'Kantara' has received 2 Oscar qualifications! A heartfelt thank you to all who have supported us. We look forward to share this journey ahead with all of your support. Can’t wait to see it shine at the #Oscars #Kantara #HombaleFilms "
Kantara which was released on September 30th in Kannada language has slowly spread its wings into other languages and released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi on October 14. It became a humongous blockbuster in all languages collecting Rs 400 Crores globally. It also registered highest number of footfalls in Kannada film history.