India, Sept. 28 -- Kantara Chapter 1 is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Expectations are high from the prequel to Kantara, which became a huge hit and fetched Rishab Shetty the National Award for Best Actor. In a pre-release event for the film, the cast and crew were present, along with star Jr NTR. At the event, Jr NTR hailed Rishab for his hard work and passion towards seeing that the film gets made. (Also read: Rishab Shetty did not eat non-veg, wear footwear while shooting bhuta kola portions of Kantara Chapter 1)

At the event, Jr NTR went on stage to talk about the film, saying, "I got the opportunity to see firsthand how hard he worked to make Kantara Chapter 1. It is not easy to make Kantara Chapter 1. You must have...