Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 has hit 100 Cr gross in the Telugu states today. This is the second dubbed film to achieve this milestone in the Telugu states after KGF 2. Both films are from the Kannada film industry.
Kantara Chapter 1’s business in the Telugu states was done on an advance basis. For the advances, the film would have needed to collect around 125 Cr gross.
Achieving such a big figure was unlikely, but there are no issues for buyers as all terms were fully recoverable. Crossing 100 Cr+ gross is definitely a massive achievement.
No one expected Kantara Chapter 1 to reach the 100 Cr milestone in Telugu states, as it carried a low buzz at the time of release. If the film had been released with a higher buzz, it could have easily collected around 125 Cr.
KGF 2 still holds the No. 1 position among dubbed film grossers in the Telugu states, with a total gross of 150 Cr.
Overall, worldwide, Kantara Chapter 1 has gathered around 740 Cr gross worldwide until yesterday, and today the film will hit the 750 Cr mark and head towards this year’s biggest grosser to beat Chhaava (800 Cr).
