'I am a godless man, but...': Kamal Haasan's letter overwhelms Rishab Shetty

Amid the box office success and critical recognition from several quarters Kantara star and director Rishab Shetty is exulting over the letter of appreciation he has received from legendary actor Kamal Haasan earlier this yearPreviously too Kamal Haasan had complimented Rishab Shetty when the latter had called on himRishab Shetty has framed the letter and posted it on his social media handle The South Indian acting legend popularly known as the Ulaga Nayagan hero of the world has complimented Rishabs adroit handling of the concept of God in the movieIm a godless man yet I understand the need for one in most Kamal Haasan wrote I truly believe compassion is missing in gods depicted in most of our mythology We of the Dravidian stock are a matriarchal society That is seen in the last scene of your film where God behaves like a mother rather than a testosterone father that he had started of asHe also goes on to remind Rishab Shetty of the glorious cinematic heritage of south Indian cinena There are many unspoken subtexts that even you may not have intended but other minds will discover That is how a work of art gains the status of a classicI know you could not have seen a film called Nirmalyam by the Malayalam maestro MT Vasudevan Your film has shades of that classic Your cinematic DNA has many forefathers you may not know but remember that the cinematic language you speak came from themInitially releasing in Kannada Rishabh Shetty helmed and starred Kantara soon went on to capture the countrys imagination Kamal Haasan wished Rishab more success with his future projectsAlso ReadOscars 2023 RRR The Kashmir Files Kantara Gangubai Kathiawadi among films eligible for nominationsAs I told you over the phone destroy the records created by Kantara with your next film There is nothing called luck for those who deserve it the letter concludedTaking to his social media handle Rishab expressed his joy in the caption It means a lot to receive such a lovely message from Legend of Indian Cinema Too overwhelmed and awestruck to see this surprise gift from Kamal sir Thanks a ton for this precious gift sirRecently Kantara has made it to the Academy Awards qualification list in the categories of Best Picture and Best Actor which means it is eligible to be voted upon by Oscar members and make its way to the main nominationsKantara was released in the Kannada version and Hindi version on September 30 and October 14 respectively The film is written and directed by Rishab Shetty Produced by Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda of Hombale Films the film features Rishab Shetty Sapthami Gowda and Kishore Kumar G in pivotal rolesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever