Kantara (2022) is undoubtedly a sensational blockbuster like Pushpa, KGF, and Baahubali. However, the film’s prequel, Kantara Chapter 1, is not trending as the sequels of the above-mentioned films are, as its trailer did not click with audiences.
The sequel films of Pushpa, KGF, and Baahubali opened with record numbers and became huge blockbusters, whereas Kantara’s prequel is struggling with advance bookings.
We can say that the main reason for such low buzz is Kantara Chapter 1’s trailer, which did not live up to the expectations and damaged the hype. The audiences expected the trailer with complete divine elements and links to the Bhootakola, with historic references, but the trailer tells a different story.
Fans online speculate that the team either intentionally underplayed the movie or the story has so much content that it couldn’t all be shown. But the trailer did not live up to the audiences’ expectations, which did unexpected damage to the film’s hype.
At the same time, the team caused a significant delay in releasing the film’s content and didn’t put much effort into major promotions either.
Now all depends on the audience’s WOM; with Kantara Part 1 branding the film will see a respectable opening in all languages, but it will be nowhere near KGF 2. If WOM is good like the first part, then the numbers will be massive for Kantara Chapter 1.
