Vijay Kiragandur (born 3 October 1976) is an Indian film producer and distributor, predominantly active in the Kannada film industry. He is the founder of Hombale Films production company. Notable films he has produced include Raajakumara, the KGF film series and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.
Vijay has won two National Film Awards for the films KGF: Chapter 2 and Kantara.
Early life
Vijay was born on 3 October 1976 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Career
In 2012, Vijay Kiragandur co-founded Hombale Films alongside Chaluve Gowda. The company’s inaugural production was the 2014 Kannada film Ninnindale, starring Puneeth Rajkumar. This was followed by Masterpiece in 2015, featuring Yash in the lead role. In 2017 he produced Raajakumara, directed by Santhosh Ananddram and starring Puneeth Rajkumar, which became the top grossing Kannada film at the time, reportedly earning over ₹75 crore.
In 2018, Vijay produced K.G.F: Chapter 1, directed by Prashanth Neel starring Yash. The film was released in multiple languages and became the first Kannada film to gross over ₹200 crore globally. Its sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2, released in 14 April 2022, and became the second highest grossing Indian film of 2022 worldwide, highest grossing film of 2022 in India, fifth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, and the third highest-grossing film in India.
His next film Kantara, was written, directed and acted in by Rishab Shetty. It was released on 30 September 2022 to positive reviews. Made with , it grossed more than worldwide. It became the second-highest grossing film of Kannada cinema, and sold more tickets than any other Kannada film, beating K.G.F: Chapter 2.
Filmography
As producer All the films are in Kannada language unless otherwise mentioned. Year Film Director NotesRef. 2014Ninnindale Jayanth C. Paranjee First Production2015 Masterpiece Manju Mandavya2017Raajakumara Santhosh Ananddram2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 Prashanth Neel2021 Yuvarathnaa Santhosh Ananddram2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 Prashanth Neel Kantara Rishab Shetty2023 Raghavendra Stores Santhosh Ananddram Dhoomam Pawan KumarMalayalam film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Prashanth NeelTelugu film 2024Raghu Thatha Suman KumarTamil filmYuva Santhosh Ananddram Bagheera Dr. Suri2025 Mahavatar Narsimha Ashwin Kumar Animated movie Kantara: Chapter 1 Rishab Shetty 2026 Rakshit Shetty Pre-production2027 Prashanth Neel Telugu film Filming
As distributor
Year Film Director Language2024The Goat LifeBlessyMalayalam Romeo Vinayak Vaithianathan TamilBoatChimbu DevenPrasanna VadanamArjun Y. KTeluguUtsavamArjun SaiAho VikramaarkaPeta TrikotiARMJithin LaalMalayalamPaniJoju George
Awards and nominations Award CategoryWork Result2017 Karnataka State Film AwardsBest Family EntertainerRaajakumara7th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest FilmZee Kannada Hemmeya Kanndiga AwardsBest FilmKGF: Chapter 18th SIIMA Awards Best Film66th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Film – Kannada10th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest FilmYuvarathnaa70th National Film AwardsKannada Feature FilmKGF: Chapter 2Best Popular FilmKantara68th Filmfare Awards SouthBest FilmKantaraBest FilmKGF: Chapter 23rd IIFA UtsavamBest PictureSalaar: Part 112th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Producer (Malayalam)Dhoomam
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