India, Sept. 23 -- On September 22, Vijay Kiragandur, the producer of Kantara Chapter 1, had refrained from comment about why his banner was opposing the Karnataka state government's order on capping ticket rates at Rs 200 (plus taxes). Less than a day later, there's been relief for him and the other parties involved in the litigation against the order, as the Karnataka High Court stayed the same, opening doors for multiplexes to make hay on movies like OG (Telugu), which releases on September 25, and Kantara Chapter 1, which comes on October 2.

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Kantara Chapter 1, the much-awaited prequel of ...