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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian film studio}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Hombale Films<br />
| logo = Honevale Films.jpg<br />
| type = Privately held company<br />
| industry = Entertainment<br />
| foundation = 2012<br />
| founder = Vijay Kiragandur<br />
| location_city = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
| key_people = {{ubl|Vijay Kiragandur|Chaluve Gowda}}<br />
| products = [[Films]]<br />
| subsid = [[KRG Studios]]<br />
| divisions = {{bulletedlist|[[Filmmaking#Production|Production]]|[[Film distribution|Distribution]]|[[Music]]|[[Digital marketing]]}}<br />
| location_country = India<br />
| homepage = {{url|www.hombalefilms.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Hombale Films''' (pronunciation: Home-Baa-Lay) is an [[Indian film]] production company mainly known for the [[K.G.F (film series)|''K.G.F'' franchise]] and ''[[Kantara (film)|Kantara]]''. It was founded by Vijay Kiragandur and named by [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], who collaborated with the company on 3 films.<ref>{{Cite news|last=M V|first=Vivek|date=20 August 2021|title=The rise and rise of Hombale Films|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-rise-and-rise-of-hombale-films-1021941.html|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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 (2015 film)|Masterpiece]]'', starring [[Yash (actor)|Yash]], in 2015. Their third venture ''[[Raajakumara]]'' was directed by [[Santhosh Ananddram]], and became the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Kannada|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/features/hombale-films-taking-sandalwood-to-another-level|title=Hombale Films: Taking Sandalwood to another level|last=NewsKarnataka|website=NewsKarnataka|date=16 June 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-kgf-chapter-2-box-office-collection-sanjay-dutt-farhan-akhtar-yash-starrer-106870|title=KGF: Chapter 2 - This Bollywood actor to boost box office collections of Yash starrer?|website=www.zeebiz.com|date=29 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="kgf1">{{citation|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/regional-cinema/story/yash-reveals-he-has-approached-sanjay-dutt-for-kgf-chapter-2-1452187-2019-02-09<br />
| title=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.|date=2019-02-09|work=indiatoday}}</ref><br />
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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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/puneet-rajkumars-next-titled-yuvarathna/articleshow/66460452.cms|title=Puneet Rajkumar's next titled 'Yuvarathna' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref> ''Yuvarathnaa'' marked Hombale Films' first foray into music production, under the label Hombale Music.<br />
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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 [[Bollywood|Hindi]] actor [[Sanjay Dutt]] was the antagonist, marking his debut in Kannada. The film released on 14 April 2022 and grossed more than ₹1200 Crore worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sanjay-dutt-s-return-gift-to-fans-on-his-60th-birthday-kgf-chapter-2-first-look-as-adheera-1574667-2019-07-29|title=Sanjay Dutt's return gift to fans on his 60th birthday: KGF Chapter 2 first look as Adheera|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03|agency=Ist}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{{Pending films key}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|+<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Film<br />
! scope="col" | Director<br />
! scope="col" | Language<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
|''[[Ninnindale]]''<br />
| [[Jayanth C. Paranjee]]<br />
| rowspan="8" | Kannada<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
| [[Masterpiece (2015 film)|''Masterpiece'']]<br />
| Manju Mandavya<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Raajakumara]]''<br />
| [[Santhosh Ananddram]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''<br />
| [[Prashanth Neel]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
| ''[[Yuvarathnaa]]''<br />
| Santhosh Ananddram<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |2022<br />
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]''<br />
| Prashanth Neel<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Kantara (film)|Kantara]]''<br />
| [[Rishab Shetty]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="5" |2023<br />
| ''[[Raghavendra Stores]]''<br />
| Santhosh Ananddram<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|[[Dhoomam (2023 film)|''Dhoomam'']]<br />
| [[Pawan Kumar (director)|Pawan Kumar]]<br />
| Malayalam<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| {{Pending film|[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]}}<br />
| Prashanth Neel<br />
| Telugu<br />
| Post-Production; Releasing on 28 September 2023<br />
|-<br />
| {{Pending film|Yuva}}<br />
| Santhosh Ananddram<br />
| rowspan="2" | Kannada<br />
| Filming; Releasing on 22 December 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Yuva teaser: Puneeth Rajkumar's nephew Yuva Rajkumar gets grand launch in Hombale Films’ action film|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/yuva-teaser-puneeth-rajkumar-nephew-yuva-rajkumar-film-hombale-8478195/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Indian Express}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| {{Pending film|Bagheera}}<br />
| Dr. Suri<br />
| Filming<br />
|-<br />
|{{TBA}}<br />
|{{Pending film|[[Raghu Thatha]]}}<br />
|Suman Kumar <br />
|Tamil <br />
|Post-Production <br />
|-<br />
| {{TBA}}<br />
| {{Pending film|Richard Anthony}}<br />
|[[Rakshit Shetty]]<br />
|Kannada <br />
|Pre-Production <br />
|-<br />
| {{TBA}}<br />
| {{Pending film|Tyson}}<br />
| [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]<br />
| Malayalam <br />
| Pre-Production <br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{Official website|hombalefilms.com}}<br />
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[[Category:Film production companies based in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2014]]<br />
[[Category:2014 establishments in Karnataka]]<br />
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