1/5 - Kantara Technical Crew
For any film to stand apart from the rest needs a strong technical crew who show their finesse to support the content and bring it to live on the big screen. The upcoming Rishab Shetty\'s \'Kantara\' has a strong technical crew in the form of a music director, cinematographer, art director and costume designer and their work was evident when the trailer and promotional videos were released and people couldn\'t stop noticing the detailing of the work in each department of \'Kantara\' as the film deals with the story of man versus nature conflict deep-rooted in the coastal culture of Karnataka.Image Courtesy: Twitter
2/5 - Ajanees B Loknath
Music director Ajaneesh B Lokesh who has worked in the genre films like \'Rangitaranga\' and \'Ulidavaru Kandhante\' has put on tremendous effort into the music of \'Kantara\'. Ajaneesh gathered 30 to 40 musicians in and around Kundapura, to play and 40 hours has gone into the making of the background score. Ajaneesh has incorporated \'Daivaradhane\', from Mime Ramdas who has deep knowledge of folklore music.Image Courtesy: Twitter
3/5 - Darani Gangeputra
For Art Director, Darani Gangeputra, the challenge was to keep his work as simple as real. He had to recreate a village set matching the \'90s era inside a forest. Darani even has set up a school, temple, and tree house for the film. 60 feet height tree set by Darani will be the highlight of the film. Darani also had to create a structure to represent the traditional houses of the oppressed community which vary in height.Image Courtesy: Twitter
4/5 - Pragathi Shetty
Costume designer Pragathi Shetty has done extensive research for the film where she designed the costumes to match the \'90s era. Since the story travels through the timeline of the 1890s, 1970s, and 1990s, Pragathi has worked hard to bring authenticity to the costumes and make them look realistic. The locals from Kundapura were roped in as junior artists and had to be convinced to wear tribal costumes.Image Courtesy: Twitter
5/5 - Aravind Kashyap
Cinematographer Aravind Kashyap who is a Bangalorean has put in so much hard work to capture the essence and the culture of the coastal belt which was a huge challenge while shooting. Aravind was with Rishab Shetty from the pre-production stage itself which helped him understand to do the lighting for the 90s period. Aravind shot in the forests despite so many hurdles and warnings of snakes and other creatures surrounding them. Aravind promises \'Kantara\' to have edge-of-the-seat moments and the interval block to be a huge treat on the screen. Aravind reveals that his work in \'Kantara\' has got him offers from the Malayalam industry as directors approached him after seeing the teaser of \'Kantara\'.Image Courtesy: Twitter
