Vijay Kiragandur

Vijay Kiragandur 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.

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.