Kantara: Chapter 1 First Review: Rishab Shettys much-awaited film Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 is having a grand worldwide release on October 2 2025 coinciding with Dussehra. Excitement surrounding the film is at its peak. The first reviews have already started surfacing online and according to reports premiere shows have already taken place. Lets find out how the film fares. Kantara: Chapter 1 First Review Out: Even better than the prequel The first review of Kantara Chapter 1 is out. Before the release of Kantara Chapter 1 a review went viral on a Telugu website calling the film a must-watch. It also said that Kantara Chapter 1 has lived up to expectations in many ways. In fact according to a report by Telugu FilmiFocus viewers of Kantara Chapter 1 have praised the films presentation and called it even better than Kantara. The report states Kantara Chapter 1 is excellent and all the questions raised in the first part were cleared in the second part...! It was even more brilliant. The films technical features have also been highly praised. Audiences have described the music background score and cinematography as excellent. Film critic Umair Sandhu posted his opinion on X writing First review: Kantara Chapter 1! All that glitters is not gold! An overrated and weird film. However not many reviews have come in yet so the actual rating of Rishabh Shettys film will have to be seen on October 2nd. First Review #KantaraChapter1 ! All that glitters is not gold ! Overrated & Weird kind of film. 🌟🌟— Umair Sandhu (@UmairSandu) September 29 2025 Kantara Advance Booking Collection Pre-release excitement for Kantara Chapter 1 is at its peak. According to Money Control advance bookings began on Sunday and within a day the film sold over 1.7 lakh tickets earning a pre-sale revenue of ₹5.7 crore. Its worth noting that Kantara released in 2022 earned only Rs 2 crore on its opening day. In fact Kantara Chapter 1 has already surpassed the advance sales of big films like Hrithik Roshan Jr. NTRs War 2 and Pawan Kalyans They Call Him OG.