India, Oct. 11 -- Kannada actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 is sitting pretty as the highest grossing Kannada film of the year, having surpassed Su From So, and is currently the second highest grosser from the state, after KGF: Chapter 2. The film had seen a massive week-day slump right from Monday, which continued all the way to Friday, with trackers predicting a revival over the weekend.

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On Day 9, the second Friday, Kantara Chapter 1 held steady at Rs 22.25 cr, after Thursday's Rs 21.25 cr, with minor improvement in collections a...