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]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Vijay Kiragandur |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people |
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| Products | Films |
| Divisions | |
| Subsidiaries | KRG Studios |
| Website | www |
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
- Raghavendra Stores - Since 1972, directed by Santhosh Ananddram and starring Jaggesh, movie is releasing in 2023.[7]
- Hombale Films is producing the Malayalam film Tyson starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, written by Murali Gopy and directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran himself.
- As of 2022, Hombale Films are also working with Prashant Neel for Salaar, an upcoming Indian film starring Prabhas and Shruti Haasan.[8]
- They are also working with Dr. Suri for Bagheera, starring Sriimurali and written by Prashant Neel.[9]
- Hombale Films's fourth collaboration with Puneeth Rajkumar was supposed to be marked by Dvitva, which was to be directed by Pawan Kumar of Lucia fame.[10]
- Another film titled as Richard Anthony - Lord of the Sea[11][12] written and directed by Rakshith Shetty was announced, serving as a prequel and sequel to Rakshith's directorial debut film Ulidavaru Kandanthe.
Filmography
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| 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 | TBA | Santhosh Ananddram | Kannada | Completed; Releasing 28th April 2023 |
| Salaar | No | Prashanth Neel | Telugu | Filming; releasing on 28 September 2023 | |
| Yuva | No | Santhosh Ananddram | Kannada | Filming; releasing on 22 December 2023[13] | |
| Bagheera | TBA | Dr. Suri | Kannada | Filming | |
| Dhoomam | TBA | Pawan Kumar | Malayalam | Post-production[14] | |
| TBA | Richard Anthony | TBA | Rakshit Shetty | Kannada | Announced |
References
- ^ M V, Vivek (20 August 2021). "The rise and rise of Hombale Films". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ NewsKarnataka (16 June 2017). "Hombale Films: Taking Sandalwood to another level". NewsKarnataka. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "KGF: Chapter 2 - This Bollywood actor to boost box office collections of Yash starrer?". www.zeebiz.com. 29 July 2019.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Puneet Rajkumar's next titled 'Yuvarathna' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Raghavendra Stores' will entertain audiences of all ages, says Jaggesh - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "'Salaar' creates controversy, makers face backlash from fans". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kannada actor Sriimurali's next film Bagheera, directed by Dr Suri, announced on actor's birthday - Entertainment News , Firstpost". 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Kannada actor Sriimurali's next film Bagheera, directed by Dr Suri, announced on actor's birthday - Entertainment News , Firstpost". 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Hombale Films signs Rakshit Shetty for their 10th film titled, Richard Anthony". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2021.
- ^ . ANI NEWS. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tweet from Hombale Films: "'We've got the shots, cut the lights'! It's a wrap! Exciting times as we complete filming for #Dhoomam 🎥"
External links
- Official website