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Kaantha trailer: The trailer of the Dulquer Salmaan–starrer period drama Kaantha was launched by “Rebel Star” Prabhas on Thursday. Kaantha is reportedly inspired by the life and struggles of MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, widely regarded as the first superstar of Tamil cinema.
The trailer offers a glimpse into the happenings inside a film studio named Modern Studios and opens with Samuthirakani’s character, Ayya, introducing his son Chandran (played by Dulquer Salmaan) to the world of cinema. “A story decides when it has to be told. Modern Studios has agreed to make a film with you,” he tells him. Dulquer is later presented as TK Mahadevan, celebrated as the “King of Acting”, whose arrival is said to have transformed the landscape of Tamil cinema.
The trailer then highlights the superstar’s growing relationship with his co-star, played by Bhagyashri Borse. It soon shifts focus to his transformation into a power-drunk celebrity who begins to turn against his father. In one scene, the father warns him, “The fame, name and wealth that comes with cinema is corrupting you.” The film appears to explore the gradual widening of the ideological rift between father and son, as their conflicting visions for the movie they are making lead to mounting tension and turmoil on set.
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Kaantha also features Rana Daggubati as a police officer who enters Mahadevan’s film set following an accident.
The trailer depicts the rising paranoia, betrayals, and ego clashes unfolding both on and off set, as the matinee idol played by Dulquer Salmaan struggles to navigate the pressures and consequences of his stardom.
Dulquer Salman shared the trailer for Kaantha on his X account with the caption, ”The world of Kaantha unfolds today! TRAILER OUT NOW!”
Kaantha, directed by debutant Selvamani Selvaraj, promises to be a love letter to the golden era of 1950s Tamil cinema. Bankrolled jointly by Dulquer Salman’s Wayfarer films and Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, Kaantha will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam versions on November 14.
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