Kantara (listenⁱ) (transl. Mystical Forest) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film^[18][19] written and directed by Rishab Shetty, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur,^[20] under Hombale Films. The film stars Shetty as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright forest officer, Murali (played by Kishore).