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.