New Delhi: Rishabh Shetty's film 'Kantara' was released in the year 2022. Which proved to be a superhit on the screen. In such a situation, last year filmmaker and actor Rishabh Shetty announced the prequel of the film, the shooting of which is almost complete.

The film Kantara: Chapter 1 will show the background story of the deity and the discovery of the importance of the village. Which is going to be very special. In such a situation, the actor has also worked hard for this. Not only this, he has learned Kalaripayattu for this.

The actor learned Kalaripayattu for a year

Rishab Shetty has set a great example of success with Kantara. After his stellar performance in Kantara, the actor will now be seen in a different avatar in its prequel i.e. Kantara: Chapter 1. In order to prepare for this, he has spent almost a year learning the traditional martial art, Kalaripayattu.

what is kalaripayattu

Many people know about Kalaripayattu, while many have various questions in their minds about it. What is it, after all? So let us tell you. Kalaripayattu is one of the oldest and most scientific martial arts in the world, which originated in Kerala. It was practiced by warrior castes of Kerala such as Nair, Ezhava.

He did the action scenes himself in Kantara too

Let us tell you, Rishabh has always put maximum effort in his roles. In Kantara, he even performed the bull race sequence of Kambala race himself. Kambala is the annual buffalo race of Tulu Nadu, a popular sporting festival in the coastal region of Karnataka. The buffaloes created havoc in the muddy paddy fields at Kakkapadavu in Dakshina Kannada district. He always ensures that he performs his stunts himself without relying on any body double. 

Know when the film will be released

Apart from playing the lead role, Rishab Shetty is also directing the film himself. This film may be released in the year 2025.