India, Sept. 30 -- Kantara Chapter 1 would have 2,500 paid premieres across the country in different languages on October 1, 2025, it was said. At the first press meet of the film a week ago, actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty had said that the production house would make it happen. On September 30, as the day wore on, fans were hopeful of bookings opening for the same, but there was no update on ticket aggregator sites, until the afternoon, when a few movie halls in Chennai opened shows starting at 6 pm.

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The Karnataka release would be bigger, one thought, and, hence, the team probably needed...