Dulquer Salmaan's Tamil period epic 'Kaantha', which was supposed to release first on Sept. 12, has been postponed to an unspecified date. A new date will be announced by the makers soon. The decision, the makers say, is to sustain the successful theatrical run of 'Lokah: Chapter 1 - Chandra'. The Kalyani Priyadarshan film, which was bankrolled by Dulquer's Wayfarer Films, is currently on a rampage in theatres across India.
Dulquer, who plays the main lead, along with director Selvamani Selvaraj and co-producer Rana Daggubati released a joint statement information the same: "We've been truly moved by the love and support you've shown since the release of our teaser. With the resounding success of Lokah, we want Chandra's rampage in the box office to keep soaring. We are putting together something equally special," said the statement.
The recently released teaser of 'Kaantha' proved that Dulquer is a natural fit for period epics, Dulquer — in the film written and directed by Selvamani Selvaraj — plays... well, an actor who seems to have a strained relationship with a filmmaker played by Samuthirakani. As expected from a cinematographer of his calibre, the teaser promises stunning frames, courtesy of Dani Sanchez Lopez, who also shot Dulquer's 'Mahanati' and Daggubati's 'Virata Parvam'.
On his character in the film, Dulquer had earlier said: "I got to play a timeless role in a timeless story. I couldn’t ask for a bigger gift to celebrate my 13 years in the industry. Grateful to the entire team of #Kaantha and to the wonderful audiences who have given me all the love and encouragement any actor would dream of!"
Dulquer Salmaan is joined in the cast by actors Rana Daggubati, Bhagyashri Borse, and Samuthirakani, among others.
It is bankrolled by Rana Daggubati's Spirit Media and Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films in association with Prashanth Potluri and Jom Varghese.
Tha. Ramalingam, the art director of Sarpatta Parambarai, Karnan and Captain Miller, is part of the technical team. Jhanu Chanthar is the composer and Lewellyn Anthony Gonsalves is in charge of the editing.
Dulquer is coming off the massive pan-Indian success of his Telugu outing 'Lucky Baskhar', directed by Venky Atluri. Meenakshi Chaudhary, Tinnu Anand, P. Sai Kumar, Ramki, Raghu Babu, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, Sachin Khedekar and Y. Kasi Viswanath.