Kantara opened in theatres on September 30, 2022, to critical acclaim. Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda, and Pramod Shetty star in this film produced by Hombale Films of KGF fame.
He played the role of upright forest officer Muralidhar in the recent sensational hit Kannada film Kantara, where the film won an whopping response, and made a good box office run.