Rishab Shetty mania has surely gripped the theatres! The actor-director’s latest film Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 is on a rampage. The nationwide super success of the rustic drama has once again triggered the audiences to flock to theatres. With excellent reviews and positive word of mouth, the film, which collected nearly Rs 60 crore (net) in India, is all poised for higher honours in the days to come.

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2016 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಒದ್ದಾಡಿದ ದಿನದಿಂದ, 5000ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು
housefull ಶೋಗಳ ಈ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಪಯಣ. ಇದು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗಿದ್ದು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಬಲದಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರ. ಇದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಸದಾ ಋಣಿ.

From struggling to get one evening show in 2016 to 5000+ housefull shows in 2025.
This journey is… https://t.co/vuSfaVIAA2

— Rishab Shetty (@shetty_rishab) October 2, 2025

Rishab Shetty’s social media post

While the film Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 is running to packed houses in theatres, Rishab Shetty’s emotional social media post drew everyone’s attention. In 2016, he posted (in Kannada) on X stating that he couldn’t get an evening show in theatres for his film. Cut to present, his latest film Kantara Chapter 1 opened in more than 5000 screens in cinemas. The drastic development, career arc and growth made him feel emotional about his own journey. As a rejoinder to his 2016 post, Rishab himself encapsulated his journey. The actor shared that from struggling to get one evening show in 2016 to 5000+ housefull shows in 2025, the journey is nothing but audiences love, support, and God’s grace. He also expressed gratitude to everyone who was part of the journey and made this possible. His heartfelt post is trending on social media with many lauding his hard work, discipline and clinical approach to filmmaking.

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1.28 million tickets sold on release day

Meanwhile, after a lukewarm response to the advance booking, Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 has picked up like wildfire. It started making waves at the box office. On the ticketing platform BookMyShow, around 1.28 million tickets were sold out on release day. This is the highest day 1 ticket sales in 2025, and filmmakers are thrilled with the achievement. The divine spectacle has set the cash registers ringing at the box office and is on the anvil of setting new records.