India, Sept. 26 -- As promised, the advance bookings of actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty's much-awaited Kantara Chapter 1 went live in Karnataka on September 26. And if the initial response is anything to go by, the prequel will be a box office smash hit as well. Bookings have opened across a cross-section of national multiplex chains and single-screen theatres in the state starting October 2 and with the earliest show beginning at 6.30 am only.

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A spokesperson from Hombale Films had said that the team would not seek permission for midnight or early morning shows prio...