All of a sudden, negative propaganda has started against Kantara Chapter 1. On social media, some people began arguing that since Kannada audiences don’t support Telugu films, why should we support theirs?
The truth is, Telugu films have always done well in Karnataka, regardless of whether Kannada people “encourage” them or not.
Some individuals are simply using language sentiments as an excuse to discourage support for Kannada films, and this became louder now for Kantara Chapter 1.
Meanwhile, overseas ticket pricing also sparked controversy. Different rates were set for the Hindi dubbed version and the Telugu dubbed version. Some people called this unfair and even gave boycott calls.
But the fact remains that every film distributor decides pricing based on market expectations. For ex