Vijay Kiragandur

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 Production 2015 Masterpiece Manju Mandavya 2017Raajakumara Santhosh Ananddram 2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 Prashanth Neel Kantara Rishab Shetty 2023 Raghavendra Stores Santhosh Ananddram Dhoomam Pawan KumarMalayalam film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Prashanth NeelTelugu film 2024Raghu Thatha Suman KumarTamil film Yuva Santhosh Ananddram Bagheera Dr. Suri 2025 Mahavatar Narsimha Ashwin Kumar Animated movie Kantara: Chapter 1 Rishab Shetty 2026 Rakshit Shetty Pre-production 2027 Prashanth Neel Telugu film Filming

As distributor

Awards and nominations Award CategoryWork Result2017 Karnataka State Film AwardsBest Family EntertainerRaajakumara 7th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Film Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kanndiga AwardsBest FilmKGF: Chapter 1 8th SIIMA Awards Best Film 66th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Film – Kannada 10th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest FilmYuvarathnaa 70th National Film AwardsKannada Feature FilmKGF: Chapter 2 Best Popular FilmKantara 68th Filmfare Awards SouthBest FilmKantara Best FilmKGF: Chapter 2 3rd IIFA UtsavamBest PictureSalaar: Part 1 12th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Producer (Malayalam)Dhoomam