Dulquer Salmaan’s Kaantha deferred amid ‘unprecedented success’ of Lokah
Dulquer Salmaan’s Kaantha deferred amid ‘unprecedented success’ of Lokah
Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra, featuring Kalyani Priyadarshan, has defied expectations and crossed ₹200 crore worldwide in 13 days of release.
Meanwhile, Lokah Chapter 1 – Chandra has turned out to be the talk of the nation, with Kalyani Priyadarshan heralding India’s first female superhero to screens. The film produced by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films, has stormed the box-office with collection of more than ₹200 crore worldwide.
With the result, the craze for Lokah, the makers of Kaantha, featuring Dulquer in the lead, has been deferred. Kalyani Priyadarshan amerges as the 1st Malayalam actress to make ₹200 crore at the box office with Lokah Chapter 1)
Reportedly, Dulquer Salmaan’s Kaantha was initially set to release in theatres on September 12. However, the makers issued a new statement a day before release stating that the film will now hit theatres on a later date. The note read, they have been truly moved by the love and support shown since the release of ourllllll teaser. It truly means the world to us and pushes us to give our very best. With the resounding success of Lokah, we want Chandra’s rampage in the box office to keep soaring. We are putting together something equally special to take you on another incredible cinematic journey.”
The note further read, that they have pushed the release date of Kaantha and will announce the new release date soon. Until then, ùthank you once again for standing by us. They can’t wait to all at the cinemas soon.
Kaantha is written and directed by Selvaraj Selvamani and stars Dulquer, Samuthirakani and Bhagyashri as the leads.
The period film tells the story of a father and son, played by Samuthirakani and Dulquer Salmaan. Jhanu Chanthar composed the music for the film. The film features Daggubati, Dulquer Salmaan, Prashanth produced by Jom Varghese produced the film under Spirit Media and Wayfarer Films.
Meanwhile, Lokah was released in theatres on 28 August. It features Kalyani, Naslen and Sandy, alongside Arun Kurian, Chandu Salimkumar, Nishanth Sagar, Raghunath Paleri, Vijayaraghavan, Nithya Shri, and Sarath Sabha. Dulquer, Tovino Thomas, Soubin, Anna Ben and others featured in special cameos while Mammootty voiced a pivotal character.
The film sees Kalyani play the titular character, a yakshi (vampire) who’s recognised by people in folklore as Neeli. As per the makers, Lokah is the first part of a five-part universe. From Alia Bhatt to Priyanka Chopra, several stars have hailed the film and its unprecedented success.
News Edit KV Raman
