KGF Chapter 2

 

Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Prashanth Neel
Written by	Prashanth Neel
Produced by	Vijay Kiragandur
Starring	Yash Sanjay Dutt Srinidhi Shetty Raveena Tandon Prakash Raj
Cinematography	Bhuvan Gowda
Edited by	Ujwal Kulkarni[1]
Music by	Ravi Basrur
Production company	Hombale Films
Distributed by	Hombale Films Through KRG Studios and Jayanna Films (Kannada) Excel Entertainment & AA Films (Hindi)[2] Varahi Chalana Chitram (Telugu) Dream Warrior Pictures (Tamil)[3] Prithviraj Productions (Malayalam)[4]
Release date	14 April 2022
Running time	168 minutes[5]
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹100 crore[6][7]

K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language period action film written and directed by Prashanth Neel, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner Hombale Films. It is the second instalment in a two-part series, sequel to the 2018 film K.G.F: Chapter 1. The film stars Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Prakash Raj. It follows the assassin Rocky, who, after establishing himself as the kingpin of the Kolar Gold Fields, must retain his supremacy against adversaries and government officials, while also coming to terms with his past.

Produced on a budget of ₹100 crore, KGF: Chapter 2 is the most expensive Kannada film. Neel retained the technicians from its predecessor with Bhuvan Gowda handling the cinematography and Ravi Basrur scoring the music for the soundtrack and the film's background. Dutt and Tandon joined the cast in early 2019, marking the former's Kannada film debut. Portions of the film were shot back-to-back with Chapter 1. Principal photography for the rest of the sequences commenced in March 2019, but were halted in February 2020 owing to the COVID-19 lockdown in India. Filming resumed five months later and was completed in December 2020. Locations included Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mysore and Kolar.

The film was theatrically released on 14 April 2022 in Kannada along with the dubbed versions of Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam languages.^[8] It is also the first Kannada film to release in IMAX. It received positive reviews from critics and audiences with praise towards the direction, cast performances, action sequences, writing and technical aspects.