Hombale Films Explained

Hombale Films
Type:Privately held company
Industry:Entertainment
Foundation:2012
Founder:Vijay Kiragandur
Location City:Bengaluru, Karnataka
Products:Films
Location Country:India

Hombale Films (pronunciation: Hom-Baa-Lay) is an Indian film production company mainly known for the K.G.F franchise, Kantara and Salaar. It was founded by Vijay Kiragandur and named by Puneeth Rajkumar, who collaborated with the company on 3 films.[1]

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 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.[3]

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.[4] Yuvarathnaa marked Hombale Films' first foray into music production, under the label Hombale Music.

Their next film was the sequel to , . 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.[5] 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, however, it had the highest amount of footfalls for any Kannada film, beating K.G.F: Chapter 2.

Filmography

List of Hombale Films productions
YearFilmDirectorLanguageNotes
2014NinnindaleJayanth C. ParanjeeKannada
2015MasterpieceManju Mandavya
2017RaajakumaraSanthosh Ananddram
2018Prashanth Neel
2021YuvarathnaaSanthosh Ananddram
2022Prashanth Neel
KantaraRishab Shetty
2023Raghavendra StoresSanthosh Ananddram
DhoomamPawan KumarMalayalam
Prashanth NeelTelugu
2024RomeoVinayak VaithianathanTamilDistribution only
BoatChimbu Deven
Raghu ThathaSuman Kumar
YuvaSanthosh AnanddramKannada
Dr. SuriCompleted[6]
2025Rakshit ShettyPre-production [7]
Rishab ShettyFilming[8]
Prashanth NeelTeluguFilming[9]
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Notes and References

  1. News: M V. Vivek. 20 August 2021. The rise and rise of Hombale Films. Deccan Herald. 17 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Hombale Films: Taking Sandalwood to another level. NewsKarnataka. NewsKarnataka. 16 June 2017. en. 2019-11-03.
  3. Web site: KGF: Chapter 2 - This Bollywood actor to boost box office collections of Yash starrer?. www.zeebiz.com. 29 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Puneet Rajkumar's next titled 'Yuvarathna' - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2019-11-03.
  5. News: Sanjay Dutt's return gift to fans on his 60th birthday: KGF Chapter 2 first look as Adheera. India Today. en. 2019-11-03. Ist.
  6. Web site: 16 December 2023 . Bagheera teaser - A superhero-like Sriimurali sets out to seek vigilante justice in the actioner . OTTplay.
  7. Web site: Rakshit Shetty’s Richard Anthony muhurtha to take up Yuva’s release date?. OTT Play. 6 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Kantara 2 to arrive on this Date. Telegu 360. 7 February 2024.
  9. News: Has Prashanth Neel completed 40% of the shoot for 'Salaar 2'? . The Times of India . 19 January 2024 . 28 January 2024 . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123630/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/prashanth-neel-completes-40-shoot-for-salaar-2-reports/articleshow/106981919.cms . live.