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Hombale Films
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2012; 13 years ago
Founder	Vijay Kiragandur
Headquarters	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Key people	Vijay Kiragandur; Chaluve Gowda;
Products	Films
Divisions	Production; Distribution; Music; Digital marketing;
Website	hombalefilms.com

Hombale Films (pronunciation: Hom-Baa-Lay) is an Indian film production and film distribution company based in Bengaluru, India. It was founded by Vijay Kiragandur.^[1]^[2] The production company mainly produces and distributes Kannada films.^[3] Notable films produced by the company include KGF franchise, Kantara and Salaar.^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

Hombale Films was founded in 2012 by Vijay Kiragandur (Founder and Producer) and Chaluve Gowda (Cofounder) ^[7] ^[8]entrepreneurs from Bangalore. Hombale Film's first production endeavour was the Kannada film Ninnindale in 2014,^[9] starring Puneeth Rajkumar.^[8] Their next venture was Masterpiece, starring Yash, in 2015. followed by its second collaboration with Puneeth Rajkumar, Raajakumara (2017) was directed by Santhosh Ananddram, and became the top grossing Kannada film at the time, marking Hombale films' first major Success. It reportedly grossed more than Rs. 75 crores in the Karnataka box office and was an industry hit.^[10] Since then, Company has consistently delivered critically and commercially successful films.

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 ₹200 crore club worldwide and collected more than ₹250 crores. It is now the third-highest grossing film of Kannada cinema.^[11]^[12]

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.^[13] Yuvarathnaa marked Hombale Films first foray into music production, under the label Hombale Music.^[14]

Their next film was the sequel to K.G.F: Chapter 1, K.G.F: Chapter 2. Yash reprised his lead role from the first film and Hindi actor Sanjay Dutt enacted the antagonist, Adheera, marking his debut in Kannada and South Indian cinema. It released on 14 April 2022, barely 3 weeks after RRR, and grossed more than ₹1200 crores worldwide.^[15]^[16] It became the highest-grossing film of Kannada cinema.

Their next film of the year was Kantara, which was written, directed, and acted by Rishab Shetty. It released on 30 September 2022 to positive reviews. Made with a budget of ₹16 crores, it ended up grossing more than ₹400 crores worldwide. It ended up becoming the second-highest grossing film of Kannada cinema,^[17] however, it had the highest amount of footfalls for any Kannada film, beating K.G.F: Chapter 2.^[18]

Filmography

Production

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Hombale Films productions
Year	Film	Director	Language	Notes
2014	Ninnindale	Jayanth C. Paranjee	Kannada
2015	Masterpiece	Manju Mandavya
2017	Raajakumara	Santhosh Ananddram
2018	K.G.F: Chapter 1	Prashanth Neel
2021	Yuvarathnaa	Santhosh Ananddram
2022	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Prashanth Neel
2022	Kantara	Rishab Shetty
2023	Raghavendra Stores	Santhosh Ananddram
	Dhoomam	Pawan Kumar	Malayalam
	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	Prashanth Neel	Telugu
2024	Raghu Thatha	Suman Kumar	Tamil
	Yuva	Santhosh Ananddram	Kannada
	Bagheera	Dr. Suri	Kannada	^[19]
2025	Mahavatar Narsimha †	Ashwin Kumar	Kannada	Animated movie^[20]
	Richard Antony: Lord of the Sea †	Rakshit Shetty	Kannada	Pre-production ^[21]
	Kantara: Chapter 1 †	Rishab Shetty	Kannada	Filming^[22]
2026	Salaar: Part 2 – Shouryaanga Parvam †	Prashanth Neel	Telugu	Filming^[23]

Distribution

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Hombale Films distribution
Year	Film	Director	Language	Notes
2024	The Goat Life	Blessy	Malayalam	^[24]
	Romeo	Vinayak Vaithianathan	Tamil
	Boat	Chimbu Deven	Tamil
	Prasanna Vadanam	Arjun Y. K	Telugu	^[25]
	Utsavam	Arjun Sai		^[26]
	Aho Vikramaarka	Peta Trikoti		^[27]
	ARM	Jithin Laal	Malayalam	^[28]
	Pani	Joju George	Malayalam	^[29]

References

^ "Hombale Films' founder Vijay Kiragandur: We have submitted our application for Oscars for Kantara, have fingers crossed". Firstpost. 22 December 2022. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Producer Vijay Kiragandur Expresses Excitement Over Mahavatar Narsimha Teaser Response". Zee News. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ M V, Vivek (20 August 2021). "The rise and rise of Hombale Films". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Service, Express News (9 November 2024). "Prabhas signs three-film deal with Hombale Films". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Hombale Films bags 4 National Awards including Best Film for 'Kantara'". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Hombale Films Assembles Over 500 Fighters For Epic War Sequence In Kantara: Chapter 1". Zee News.
^ "The rise and rise of Hombale Films". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Puneeth Rajkumar's Ninnindale sets new records". The Times of India. 17 January 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Hombale Films' maiden production venture 'Ninnindale', starring Puneeth Rajkumar, turns 9". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "This man is the highly paid actor in Kannada film industry". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
^ "KGF: Chapter 2 - This Bollywood actor to boost box office collections of Yash starrer?". www.zeebiz.com. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "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, archived from the original on 27 March 2019, retrieved 30 January 2021
^ "Puneet Rajkumar's next titled 'Yuvarathna' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "Yuvarathnaa (Kannada) Songs Download - Kannada Songs Online @JioSaavn". 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
^ "Exclusive: Blockbuster KGF makers all set to enter Bollywood". Asianet Newsable. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Sanjay Dutt's return gift to fans on his 60th birthday: KGF Chapter 2 first look as Adheera". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "Top highest grossing films at the Indian box office in 2022 - KGF Chapter 2 tops followed by RRR and Avatar 2". PINKVILLA. 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Indian box office crosses Rs 4,002 crore between Jan-April: Report". 2 June 2022.
^ "Hombale Films Releases First Track 'Rudhira Dhaara From 'Bagheera' Starring Srii Murali". Times Now. 17 October 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ Bureau, The Hindu (16 November 2024). "'Mahavatar Narsimha': Hombale Films unveils the first part of 'Mahavatar' series". Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via www.thehindu.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Rakshit Shetty's Richard Anthony muhurtha to take up Yuva's release date?". OTT Play. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Kantara 2 to arrive on this Date". Telegu 360. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Has Prashanth Neel completed 40% of the shoot for 'Salaar 2'?". The Times of India. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ Service, Express News (25 March 2024). "Hombale Films to distribute Blessy's 'Aadujeevitham' in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ Desk, South First (25 April 2024). "Actor Suhas gets the backing from 'KGF' makers". The South First. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Features, C. E. (13 August 2024). "Utsavam's theatrical rights acquired by Mythri Movie Makers". Cinema Express.
^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
^ Features, C. E. (5 September 2024). "Hombale Films to distribute ARM in Karnataka". Cinema Express.
^ Kumaraswamy, D. (28 November 2024). "ಜೋಜು ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಮಲಯಾಳಂ ಚಿತ್ರ ಪಣಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟ್ರೇಲರ್ ಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಬಾರಿ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ".

External links

Official website

[1] "Hombale Films' founder Vijay Kiragandur: We have submitted our application for Oscars for Kantara, have fingers crossed". Firstpost. 22 December 2022. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[2] "Producer Vijay Kiragandur Expresses Excitement Over Mahavatar Narsimha Teaser Response". Zee News. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[3] M V, Vivek (20 August 2021). "The rise and rise of Hombale Films". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[4] Service, Express News (9 November 2024). "Prabhas signs three-film deal with Hombale Films". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[5] "Hombale Films bags 4 National Awards including Best Film for 'Kantara'". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[6] "Hombale Films Assembles Over 500 Fighters For Epic War Sequence In Kantara: Chapter 1". Zee News.

[7] "The rise and rise of Hombale Films". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[auto-8] "Puneeth Rajkumar's Ninnindale sets new records". The Times of India. 17 January 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[9] "Hombale Films' maiden production venture 'Ninnindale', starring Puneeth Rajkumar, turns 9". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[10] "This man is the highly paid actor in Kannada film industry". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.

[11] "KGF: Chapter 2 - This Bollywood actor to boost box office collections of Yash starrer?". www.zeebiz.com. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[kgf1-12] "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, archived from the original on 27 March 2019, retrieved 30 January 2021

[13] "Puneet Rajkumar's next titled 'Yuvarathna' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

[14] "Yuvarathnaa (Kannada) Songs Download - Kannada Songs Online @JioSaavn". 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via www.jiosaavn.com.

[15] "Exclusive: Blockbuster KGF makers all set to enter Bollywood". Asianet Newsable. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[16] "Sanjay Dutt's return gift to fans on his 60th birthday: KGF Chapter 2 first look as Adheera". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

[17] "Top highest grossing films at the Indian box office in 2022 - KGF Chapter 2 tops followed by RRR and Avatar 2". PINKVILLA. 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[18] "Indian box office crosses Rs 4,002 crore between Jan-April: Report". 2 June 2022.

[19] "Hombale Films Releases First Track 'Rudhira Dhaara From 'Bagheera' Starring Srii Murali". Times Now. 17 October 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[20] Bureau, The Hindu (16 November 2024). "'Mahavatar Narsimha': Hombale Films unveils the first part of 'Mahavatar' series". Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via www.thehindu.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[21] "Rakshit Shetty's Richard Anthony muhurtha to take up Yuva's release date?". OTT Play. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[22] "Kantara 2 to arrive on this Date". Telegu 360. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[23] "Has Prashanth Neel completed 40% of the shoot for 'Salaar 2'?". The Times of India. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[24] Service, Express News (25 March 2024). "Hombale Films to distribute Blessy's 'Aadujeevitham' in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[25] Desk, South First (25 April 2024). "Actor Suhas gets the backing from 'KGF' makers". The South First. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[26] Features, C. E. (13 August 2024). "Utsavam's theatrical rights acquired by Mythri Movie Makers". Cinema Express.

[27] "Instagram". www.instagram.com.

[28] Features, C. E. (5 September 2024). "Hombale Films to distribute ARM in Karnataka". Cinema Express.

[29] Kumaraswamy, D. (28 November 2024). "ಜೋಜು ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಮಲಯಾಳಂ ಚಿತ್ರ ಪಣಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟ್ರೇಲರ್ ಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಬಾರಿ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ".

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