The period drama film ‘Kantha’ directed by Selvamani Swaraj and starring Dulquer Salmaan, Bhagyashree Bose, Samuthirakani and Rana Daggubati was released in theaters last month. This film was highly appreciated by the critics and audience and the acting of the lead star cast was also highly praised. However, this film could not perform well at the box office. Amidst all this, the OTT release date of ‘Kantha’ has now been confirmed. Do you know when and where this film will hit the digital platform?

When and where will ‘Kantha’ be released on OTT?
There is good news for those who have missed watching Dulquer Salmaan’s film ‘Kantha’ in the theatre, now they will be able to watch this film comfortably sitting at home. Actually its OTT release date has arrived. Let us tell you that ‘Kantha’ will premiere on OTT’s leading platform Netflix on December 12. Confirming this, Netflix has written, “Kantha” will premiere in Telugu and Tamil on December 12, 2025, the team is also preparing for its wide digital telecast. And there is a possibility of its Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi versions coming soon, and it is expected that the platform will soon announce the release of the film in these languages.

What is the story of ‘Kantha’?
This historical drama set in the Madras Presidency of the 1950s, the film tells the story of a superstar named TK Mahadevan (Dulquer), who is shooting Tamil’s first horror film “Santha”, along with his former mentor and film producer Ayya (Samuthirakani). However, due to the death of the film’s lead actress, Kantha turns into a murder mystery film. Produced by Rana Daggubati, Dulquer Salmaan, Prashant Potluri and Jom Varghese under Spirit Media Pvt Ltd and Wayfarer Films Pvt Ltd, “Kantha” has music composed by Jhanu Chantar. It remains to be seen how much this film affects the OTT audience.

Dulquer Salmaan’s ‘Kantha’ is getting tremendous response from the audience and it is performing well at the box office. This Tamil-Telugu period drama directed by Selvamani Selvaraj had a good start. Despite this, it left no stone unturned in printing notes even on the opening weekend. Let us know here how much collection has ‘Kantha’ made on the third day of its release i.e. Sunday?

,‘Kantha’ How much did he earn on the third day?,
Dulquer Salmaan’s ‘Kantha’ has been successful in winning the hearts of the audience. This film is being praised a lot and after a good opening, it was successful in attracting the audience to the theaters even in its opening weekend. According to Sacknilk website, ‘Kantha’ had opened with earnings of Rs 4.35 crore on its first Friday. In which it had earned Rs 2.65 crore in the Tamil version and Rs 1.7 crore in the Telugu version. On Saturday, the pace of the film increased and it showed a good growth of 14.94% and collected Rs 5 crore. However, on Sunday there was a slowdown in its earnings as compared to Saturday and it traded at the same level as on its first day.

• According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, ‘Kantha’ has earned Rs 4.35 crore on the third day of its release i.e. on Sunday.
• With this, the total earning of ‘Kantha’ in three days has now become Rs 13.22 crore.

‘Can pick up pace in the first week’kantha
‘Kantha’ has received mixed response from people. The same thing is visible on its box office collection also. It remains to be seen how ‘Kantha’ performs in its first week. At present, the advantage for this film is that no big Tamil and Telugu films are being released in theaters on the coming Friday and if the film performs well in the first week, then its earnings can see a rise in the second weekend.

,‘Kantha’ what is the story of,
Directed by Selvamani and produced by Dulquer and Rana under Wayfarer Films and Spirit Media. Set in 1950s Madras, the film is the story of a superstar named TK Mahadevan (Dulquer), who is shooting Tamil’s first horror film “Santha”, along with his former mentor and filmmaker Ayya (Samuthirakani). The film is based on a fierce conflict between the two, a battle of egos between a director and his disciple. Bhagyashree plays the role of an actress named Kumari in the film, while Rana plays the role of a police inspector named Phoenix.

Dulquer Salmaan’s film ‘Kantha’ was also released in theaters across the world on November 14 along with ‘De De Pyaar De 2’. On one hand, Ajay Devgan’s film is getting a lot of viewers and the film is close to withdrawing half of its budget. On the other hand, ‘Kantha’ has recovered half of its budget on the third day itself.

Despite not earning much due to the film’s budget not being high, it is now moving forward very fast to join the category of hit films. Today has been the third day since the release of the film, so let us know the collection of South film ‘Kantha’ so far.

Box office collection of ‘Kantha’

Dulquer Salmaan’s film earned Rs 4.35 crore on the opening day in both Tamil and Telugu languages ​​combined. On the second day, the film’s earnings increased further and this figure reached Rs 5 crore.

According to Sacknilk, the film has collected a total of Rs 12.38 crore till 7:05 pm today, earning Rs 3.03 crore. Today’s data is not final yet. There may be change in this.

‘Kantha’ took out half the budget

According to Koimoi, Tamil film ‘Kantha’ has been made with a budget of Rs 35-40 crore. However, the makers of the film have not made an official announcement of the budget.

Still, if this budget is to be considered, then according to Saknilk, the film has made a worldwide collection of Rs 16 crore in 2 days. After adding today’s domestic collection, the total earning is moving towards half of the entire budget.

How much will ‘Kantha’ have to earn to become a hit?

If the film crosses the Rs 60 crore mark then it will be included in the category of hit films. Of course, the film is getting audiences right now but after the Monday test it will be known how long the film can last at the box office.

Currently, Bhagyashree Borse, Rana Daggubati and Dulquer’s film will have to earn Rs 40 crore more to become a hit.

Dulquer Salmaan’s much awaited Tamil-Telugu film ‘Kantha’ was released in theaters on Friday, 14 November. Even before its premiere, the film had created a lot of buzz online. Along with this, it has received tremendous response from the audience on the first day of its release. The interesting thing is that despite the clash with the Bollywood film ‘De De Pyar De 2’, it has taken a good start. Let us know here how much collection has ‘Kantha’ made on the opening day?

,‘Kantha’ How much did he earn on the first day?
The preview of ‘Kantha’ received a lot of positive response. After its release in theatres, the film touched the hearts of the audience and from the strong performance of its star cast to its direction, plot and its writing, it is being praised a lot. Dulquer has played the lead role in ‘Kantha’ and he has played one of the most difficult roles of his career. In the film, Dulquer played the role of late Tamil maestro MK Tyagaraja Bhagavatar. People who watched the film on the first day have praised it on social media and it has had a good opening. If we talk about the first day collection of ‘Kantha’

• According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, ‘Kantha’ has opened with Rs 4 crore in theaters on the first day of its release.
• Although these are preliminary figures, there may be slight changes in them after the arrival of official data.

To be hit’‘Kantha’ How much will he have to earn?
The cost of the film is said to be Rs 35-40 crore. In such a situation, to enter the safe zone and avoid failure, ‘Kantha’ will have to make a net collection of Rs 35-40 crore at the Indian box office. However, to get the hit tag it will have to earn double its cost. According to Koimoi’s standards, any film is considered a hit only after achieving 100% returns. To achieve 100% returns, the Dulquer Salmaan starrer will have to earn Rs 70-80 crore nett in India, which is not an easy task at all. Now it remains to be seen how much business this film can do on the weekend.

,‘Kantha’ About this
Apart from Dulquer Salmaan, Bhagyashree Borse, Samuthirakani and Rana Daggubati have also played important roles in this historical drama directed by Selvamani Selvaraj. Set in 1950s Madras, the story of this film was written by famous Tamil filmmaker Ayya and film star T.K. It is based on the strained relationship between Mahadevan, whose career Ayya had helped launch.

Dulquer Salmaan’s Tamil film ‘Kantha’ is releasing in theaters this Friday (14 November). The makers had hosted a special preview of this film directed by Selvamani Selvaraj in Chennai on Wednesday evening. After which the initial reviews of ‘Kantha’ started coming on social media from last night itself. Critics, trade experts and audiences are extremely impressed with Dulquer Salmaan’s film and are calling it the actor’s best film.

First review of ‘Kantha’ is out
Sharing a review of ‘Kantha’, one wrote, “Excellent entertaining murder mystery drama. Amazing screenplay. Oh my God! One of Dulquer Salmaan’s best roles in recent times. Award winning performance, huge shoutout to Bhagyashree Borse too, must watch film.”

#Kaantha – 4.5/5 !!
Outstanding gripping murder mystery drama. Stunning screenplay. OMG ..One of the best role of @dulQuer in recent times. Award winning performance. Huge shout out for #bhagyashriborse as well. MUST WATCH FILM !! pic.twitter.com/W751fzlHGk

— its cinema (@itsciiinema) November 12, 2025

Dulquer did justice to his character
Another tweeted, “What an amazing cinematic experience! Many congratulations to director Selva Mani Selvaraj. The first half of the film is full of ego clashes while the second half turns out to be an interesting investigation thriller. As always Nadippu Arakan Dulquer has done complete justice to his character. Samutharakani, on the other hand, has performed equally well as a character character. Bhagyashree Special appreciation to Bose, who has done a brilliant job in this film. People will appreciate his acting separately after watching it.

He has introduced the world to his talent through this film. Rana Daggubati has done a great acting which has made the masala film even more interesting. Congratulations to Dulquer and Rana Daggubati for completing this project with 6 years of hard work and patience.

#Kaantha – “Masterpiece “

What a brilliant cinematic experience! Big applause to Dir #Selvamaniselvaraj

First Half of the film is filled with the ego clash & whereas the second half goes as interesting investigate thriller. As usual the Nadippu Arakan #DulQueer, pic.twitter.com/r7YdyBZkI4

— Kolly Censor (@KollyCensor) November 12, 2025

Many others have also praised the film a lot

#Kaantha –
Outstanding gripping murder mystery drama. Stunning screenplay. OMG ..One of the best role of @dulQuer in recent times. Award winning performance. Huge shout out for #bhagyashriborse as well. MUST WATCH in theatres. DON’T MISS IT. @dulQuer, pic.twitter.com/amtDlf1Nuy

— Vasu Cinemas (@vasutheatre) November 12, 2025

about kantha
Kantha is said to be the first biopic of Tamil superstar MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. Apart from Dulquer Salmaan, Rana Daggubati, Samuthirakani and Bhagyashree Borse have played important roles in the film.

Malayalam films are very dominated at this time. Due to the story of these films, people are very much liked. Recently, Kalyani Priyadarshini’s film Loca Chapter-1 Chandra was released in theaters. As soon as this film came, he got covered on theaters and has done crores of business. Loca Chapter-1 Chandra is now going to be released on the OTT platform after making a blast in theaters. Its OTT release date has come out.

Kalyani Priyadarshini has been seen playing an important role in Loca Chapter 1-Chandra, made in Dulkar Salman’s production. In this film, he has played the role of female superhero. The film was released in theaters on August 28 and is now ready to release on the OTT platform. Loca has been released for more than a month, but its earnings are not taking the name of stopping.

When and where will be released

According to the report of 123 Telugu.com, Loca Chapter -1 Chandra is going to release on Geographist on 23 October. However, no official information has been given by the makers and OTT platforms so far. Fans are eagerly waiting for its release on its OTT. Now the fans have become happy since the report of OTT release.

Twist: #Lokahchapter1: Streaming from October 23rd on Jio Hotstar#Kalyanipriyadarshan , #Naslen , #Sandymaster , #Tovinothomas , #Dulquersalmaan , #Jakesbejoy , #Dominicarun #Lokahchapter1chandra#Lokahchapter1onjiohotstar#Lokahchapter1chandraonjiohotstar pic.twitter.com/8rd2cgfhqf

– Ott stream updates (@newottupdates) October 7, 2025

So much earning at the box office

Talking about the box office collection of Loca Chapter 1, this film has entered the 300 crore club. According to the Times of India report, ‘Loca-Chapter 1’ Chandra has crossed the worldwide 300 crore mark. This film is dominated at the box office. Also, the biggest hit of the Malayalam industry has also been made. With this, it has become a film to enter the sixth 300 crore club of 2025.

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At this time, as soon as the release of ‘Jolly LLB 3’, it was believed that the earnings of the rest of the films at the box office would be affected and it was also there. Films like ‘invincible’ and ‘Nisanchi’ could not earn 50 lakhs on Opening Day itself.

In such a situation, there was no significant impact in the collection of ‘Loca Chapter 1’ and ‘Mirai’, which has been having havoc at the box office for the last 23 days and for 8 days. On the contrary, their earnings are being liked even after so many days.

Box office collection of ‘Mirai’

According to Koimoi, this film of Teja Sajj is made in a budget of only 60 crores. According to Sixelk, it earned 65.1 crores in a week itself. At the same time, on the 8th day, the film earned a lot of money and it has collected Rs 67.6 crore by collection of Rs 2.5 crore till 10:40 pm. These figures are not final. They may change.

Talking about the worldwide collection of this film, in a week, it has collected Rs 101 crore, according to Sixelk.

Box office collection of ‘Loca Chapter 1’

This superhero Malayalam film of Kalyani Priyadarshini has collected Rs 128.8 crore in 3 weeks. Now today, on the 23rd day, the film has so far collected Rs 130.55 crore by earning Rs 1.75 crore. Please tell that the budget of this film was only 30 crores. In such a situation, this film has already got the title of blockbuster.

Dulkar Salman has produced this film and Dominic Arun has handled the direction. This is the first film of ‘Loca Universe’ and talking about its worldwide collection, it has got Rs 262.50 crore in 22 days.

‘Jolly LLB 3’ also could not stop the earnings of these South films

Even though Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s ‘Jolly LLB 3’ has earned a bumper earning on Opening Day and has crossed the 10 crore mark on the first day, but in front of this film, there has been no effect in the earnings of ‘Mirai’-‘Loca Chapter 1’ of the small budget.

At this time, as soon as the release of ‘Jolly LLB 3’, it was believed that the earnings of the rest of the films at the box office would be affected and it was also there. Films like ‘invincible’ and ‘Nisanchi’ could not earn 50 lakhs on Opening Day itself.

In such a situation, there was no significant impact in the collection of ‘Loca Chapter 1’ and ‘Mirai’, which has been having havoc at the box office for the last 23 days and for 8 days. On the contrary, their earnings are being liked even after so many days.

Box office collection of ‘Mirai’

According to Koimoi, this film of Teja Sajj is made in a budget of only 60 crores. According to Sixelk, it earned 65.1 crores in a week itself. At the same time, on the 8th day, the film earned a lot of money and it has collected Rs 67.6 crore by collection of Rs 2.5 crore till 10:40 pm. These figures are not final. They may change.

Talking about the worldwide collection of this film, in a week, it has collected Rs 101 crore, according to Sixelk.

Box office collection of ‘Loca Chapter 1’

This superhero Malayalam film of Kalyani Priyadarshini has collected Rs 128.8 crore in 3 weeks. Now today, on the 23rd day, the film has so far collected Rs 130.55 crore by earning Rs 1.75 crore. Please tell that the budget of this film was only 30 crores. In such a situation, this film has already got the title of blockbuster.

Dulkar Salman has produced this film and Dominic Arun has handled the direction. This is the first film of ‘Loca Universe’ and talking about its worldwide collection, it has got Rs 262.50 crore in 22 days.

‘Jolly LLB 3’ also could not stop the earnings of these South films

Even though Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s ‘Jolly LLB 3’ has earned a bumper earning on Opening Day and has crossed the 10 crore mark on the first day, but in front of this film, there has been no effect in the earnings of ‘Mirai’-‘Loca Chapter 1’ of the small budget.

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Like Bollywood, now the craze of South films is also seen in the audience. This year, many action packed films of South are going to knock in theaters. In which you will get to see the best visuals like Hollywood like Science Fiction and Bahubali. In this report, we are going to give you information about the name and release date of these films. All these films will knock in theaters this year. See our special report …

Kantara,Chapter forest – The first name in this list is Rishabh Shetty’s upcoming Kannada film ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’. Its first part was a blockbuster hit. So now the makers are returning with ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’. This film is going to release on 2 October 2025. The fans of the film are eagerly waiting.

Mirai – South superstar Teja Sajj’s film ‘Mirai’ is also in this list. Which is fully prepared to release this year i.e. on September 5, 2025. According to the information, this film will be released in many languages. Let us know that the film will be released in Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions Hindi Bazaar. In this film too, you will get to see Dhansu action and thriller.

Loca: Chapter One – Through this film, Malayalam Cinema will enter the superhero universe. In the film, actress Kalyani Priyadarshan will be seen as superhero. Actor Dulkar Salman is bringing the film. Its teaser shows the world immersed in the depth of dark, mysterious and Indian culture. The film is scheduled to release this month i.e. on 28 August 2025. It will be released in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. The audience is also very excited about this film. Because in this too, there will be tremendous visual and action.

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