Movie Review : Kantara chapter 1

Kantara Chapter 1, is the prequel to the huge blockbuster Kantara, which was released a few years ago. The story goes back in Time, when a greedy king covets Ishwar Poothottam, a sacred forest area in Kantara, and loses his life in the process. Leter, his surviving son, (Jayaram) begets twins and crowns his son Kulasekara ( Gulshan Devaiah) as king. History repeats itself when the egotistic, drunken Kulasekara tries to enter Kantara like his grandfather. But he has to flee in fear thanks to the brave forest dweller warriors led by Barmeh ( Rakshit Shetty). This incident changes the views of Barmeh who decides to go into Kulasekara's Bangra, and discover what its all about. He gets local help from an imprisoned, good natured soldier and with his team sets foot in the trading post of the kingdom There he meets the princess ( Rukmini Vasant) who allows him to start trading after a few initial hiccups. But the entry of the people of Kantara draws ire from Kulasekara, leadi...