Filmmaker-producer Anand Gandhi, who is known for his films like 'Ship of Theseus', 'An Insignificant Man' and 'Tumbbad', has said that the Kannada sensation movie 'Kantara' celebrates toxic masculinity and narrow-mindedness.

Both the films share quite a few things in common such as both are rooted in folk tales, have been breakout hits that nobody really expected and present a story from particular regions of the states of Maharashtra ('Tumbbad') and Karnataka ('Kantara'). But despite these similarities, Anand feels that the two films are largely different in their tone and the message that they wish to convey.