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 and named by Puneeth Rajkumar, who collaborated with the company on 3 films.[1]

Hombale Films
TypePrivately held company
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2012
FounderVijay Kiragandur
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka
,
India
Key people
  • Vijay Kiragandur
  • Chaluve Gowda
ProductsFilms
Divisions
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
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Hombale Films film credits
Year Film Music Director Language Notes
2014 Ninnindale No Jayanth C. Paranjee Kannada
2015 Masterpiece No Manju Mandavya Kannada
2017 Raajakumara No Santhosh Ananddram Kannada
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 No Prashanth Neel Kannada
2021 Yuvarathnaa Yes Santhosh Ananddram Kannada
2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 No Prashanth Neel Kannada
Kantara Yes Rishab Shetty Kannada
2023 Raghavendra Stores Yes Santhosh Ananddram Kannada
Salaar Not yet released No Prashanth Neel Telugu Filming; releasing on 28 September 2023
Yuva Not yet released No Santhosh Ananddram Kannada Filming; releasing on 22 December 2023[13]
Bagheera Not yet released TBA Dr. Suri Kannada Filming
Dhoomam Not yet released TBA Pawan Kumar Malayalam Post-production[14]
TBA Richard Anthony Not yet released TBA Rakshit Shetty Kannada Pre-Production
TBA Kantara 2 Not yet released Yes Rishab Shetty Kannada Announced
TBA K.G.F: Chapter 3 Not yet released No Prashanth Neel Kannada Announced
TBA Tyson Not yet released TBA Prithviraj Sukumaran Malyalam 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. "Yuva teaser: Puneeth Rajkumar's nephew Yuva Rajkumar gets grand launch in Hombale Films' action film". Indian Express. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  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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