Hombale Films

Hombale Films (pronunciation: Hom-Baa-Lay) is an Indian film production company mainly known for the K.G.F franchise and Kantara. It was founded by Vijay Kiragandur.[1]

Hombale Films
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2012
FounderVijay Kiragandur
Headquarters
Bengaluru
,
India
Key people
  • Vijay Kiragandur
  • Chaluve Gowda
ProductsFilms
Divisions
SubsidiariesKRG Studios
Websitewww.hombalefilms.com

History

Hombale Films was founded by Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda, entrepreneurs from Bangalore. Hombale Film's first production endeavour was the Kannada film Ninnindale in 2014, starring Puneeth Rajkumar. Their next venture was Masterpiece, starring Yash, in 2015. Their third venture Raajakumara was directed by Santhosh Ananddram, and became the top grossing Kannada film at the time. It reportedly grossed more than Rs. 75 crores in the Karnataka box office and was an industry hit.[2]

Hombale Films' fourth film was K.G.F: Chapter 1 directed by Prashanth Neel of Ugramm fame. This film was released in five languages across India: Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. K.G.F: Chapter 1 was very successful at the box office, becoming the first Kannada film to enter the Rs. 200 crore club worldwide, and collected more than 250 crores.[3][4]

Hombale Films' next venture was Yuvarathnaa in 2021, which marked their third collaboration with Puneeth Rajkumar, and second collaboration with director Santhosh Ananddram. Yuvarathnaa released on 1 April 2021 in Kannada and Telugu, and was made available on Amazon Prime Video shortly after due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Yuvarathnaa marked Hombale Films' first foray into music production, under the label Hombale Music.

Hombale Films' next film was K.G.F: Chapter 2 directed by Prashanth Neel, which is the sequel to K.G.F: Chapter 1, which was released in 2018. Yash reprised his lead role from the first film and Hindi actor Sanjay Dutt was the antagonist, marking his debut in Kannada. The film released on 14 April 2022 in 5 languages with extraordinary reports and collected more than ₹1200 Crore (₹12 Billion) from worldwide box-office.[6]

Hombale Films produced Kantara, directed by Rishabh Shetty, on September 30, 2022. It has currently grossed 400 crores in Kannada.

Upcoming films

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Production Music Director Language Notes
2014 Ninnindale Yes No Jayanth C. Paranjee Kannada
2015 Masterpiece Yes No Manju Mandavya
2017 Raajakumara Yes No Santhosh Ananddram
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 Yes No Prashanth Neel
2021 Yuvarathnaa Yes Yes Santhosh Ananddram
2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 Yes No Prashanth Neel

Kantara

 Yes Yes Rishab Shetty
2023 Raghavendra Stores Yes TBA Santhosh Ananddram Filming; releasing in 2023
Salaar Yes No Prashanth Neel Telugu[13] Filming; releasing on 28 September 2023
Tyson Yes TBA Prithviraj Sukumaran Malayalam Announced
Bagheera Yes TBA Dr. Suri Kannada Filming
Richard Anthony Yes TBA Rakshith Shetty Announced
Raghu Thatha Yes TBA Suman Kumar Tamil Announced
Dhoomam Yes TBA Pawan Kumar Malayalam Post-production[14]
2026 K.G.F: Chapter 3 Yes No Prashanth Neel Kannada Announced

References
  1. M V, Vivek (20 August 2021). "The rise and rise of Hombale Films". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. NewsKarnataka (16 June 2017). "Hombale Films: Taking Sandalwood to another level". NewsKarnataka. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. "KGF: Chapter 2 - This Bollywood actor to boost box office collections of Yash starrer?". www.zeebiz.com. 29 July 2019.
  4. "Yash's film KGF: Chapter 1 made Rs 250 crore at the box office worldwide and became a magnum-opus. Now, the makers are busy with pre-production work of KGF: Chapter 2.", indiatoday, 9 February 2019
  5. "Puneet Rajkumar's next titled 'Yuvarathna' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. "Sanjay Dutt's return gift to fans on his 60th birthday: KGF Chapter 2 first look as Adheera". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. "'Raghavendra Stores' will entertain audiences of all ages, says Jaggesh - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. "'Salaar' creates controversy, makers face backlash from fans". The Times of India.
  9. "Kannada actor Sriimurali's next film Bagheera, directed by Dr Suri, announced on actor's birthday - Entertainment News , Firstpost". 17 December 2020.
  10. "Kannada actor Sriimurali's next film Bagheera, directed by Dr Suri, announced on actor's birthday - Entertainment News , Firstpost". 17 December 2020.
  11. "Hombale Films signs Rakshit Shetty for their 10th film titled, Richard Anthony". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2021.
  12. "KGF & SALAAR Fame Producer Hombale films signs Rakshit Shetty for their 10th film titled RICHARD ANTHONY". ANI NEWS. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022.
  13. KGF 2 Dialogue Writer Hanuman Chowdary | ప్రభాస్ ఫ్యాన్స్ రాసుకోండి.. సలార్..!! TeluguOne. TeluguOne. 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  14. Tweet from Hombale Films: "'We've got the shots, cut the lights'! It's a wrap! Exciting times as we complete filming for #Dhoomam 🎥"
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