Mangaluru: Social Media is abuzz with ‘Kantara-2’ after actor director Rishab Shetty and his team participated in the ‘Nemotsava’ of Annappa Panjurli (a local deity) in Mangaluru on December 8. ‘Nemotsava,’ or ‘Kola,’ is a religious festival being held to appease the deities.
People mesmerized by ‘Kantara,’ are keen to know if there would be a second part of the blockbuster. On several occasions, Rishab and his team were asked about this. While nothing was clear, now there is some update about ‘Kantara-2.’
Rishab along with his family members and members of the production house had attended the ‘Nemotsava'.
People of DK-Udupi and parts of Kerala believe in Daiva (Godly spirits or Demi-Gods). There are many deities worshipped by the people in these areas. Panjurli and Guliga are the two prominent deities worshipped in the region.
“During the Nemotsava, Rishab and the team asked the Panjurli Daiva (the deity) about the plans for Kantara 2. The deity (through Daiva Nartaka Umesh Gandhakadu) asked to place ‘Hingara,’ (arecanut flowers) inside the sanctum sanctorum. As the count of the flowers was in favor of the team, the deity asked the team to go ahead with their plan,” a person who attended the Nemotsava told Deccan Chronicle.
The deity also assured support in Rishab’s effort and asked him to tread every step carefully.
Kantara, the Kannada movie which was dubbed into other languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Tulu has turned out to be a pathbreaker in the film industry. The story knit around a village in coastal Karnataka has now turned the attention of superstars of Bollywood too.
The ‘Panjurli,’ and ‘Guliga,’ Daiva, the ‘Bhoota Kola,’ (Nemotsava), and the ‘Kambala,’ attracted several movie lovers.
While Kola or Nemotsava is offered at regular intervals in some places, in other areas it is offered on special occasions. The person who is possessed with the deity wears a special attire made of coconut leaves and arecanut flowers.
