Gaalipata 2 | |
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Directed by | Yogaraj Bhat |
Written by | Yogaraj Bhat |
Produced by | Ramesh Reddy |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Santhosh Rai Pathaje |
Edited by | Deepu S. Kumar |
Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Suraj Production |
Distributed by | KVN Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Box office | ₹35 crore [1] |
Gaalipata 2 is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Not a sequel to 2008 Kannada film, Gaalipata , [2] it features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Diganth, Pawan Kumar, Vaibhavi Shandilya, Samyuktha Menon, and Sharmiela Mandre.
Ganesh and Bhat were collaborating for the fourth time with this film, while it was the fifth film for Diganth with the director. Director Pawan Kumar of Lucia fame, who has worked with Bhat earlier as a screenwriter and an actor in Manasaare (2009) and Pancharangi (2010), also faced the camera. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It was released in theaters on 12 August 2022. [8] [9] Subsequently, it was released for OTT on October 5, 2022, through ZEE5. [10]
Gani, 'Mugilpete' Diganth, and Bhushan are college friends, who return to Neer Kote, Malnad, to visit their ailing Kannada teacher Kishore Meshtru. Kishore seeks the trio's help to search for his long lost son Revanth aka Appu. How does the trio help Meshtru in finding Appu forms the crux of the plot.
The film was produced by Ramesh Reddy of Suraj Production. The cinematography was done by Santhosh Rai Pathaje, and the music was composed by Arjun Janya. [5] The team started shooting on 2 December 2019, and completed a major chunk of the shooting in and around Kudremukh over almost 30 days. Further production schedules were delayed due to COVID-19. [3] The filming was completed in October 2021. [11]
All music is composed by Arjun Janya.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gaalipata 2 Title track" | Yograj Bhat | Tippu | 3:37 |
2. | "Nanaadada Matellava" | Jayant Kaikini | Sonu Nigam | 3:59 |
3. | "Neenu Bagehariyada hadu" | Jayant Kaikeni | Nihal Tauro | 4:24 |
4. | "Exam Song" | Yograj Bhat | Vijay prakash, Arjun Janya, Yograj Bhat | 3:24 |
5. | "Devle Devle" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 4:11 |
6. | "Prayashaha" | Yogaraj Bhat | Sonu Nigam | 4:36 |
7. | "Thatherike Thayerike" | Yogaraj Bhat | Naveen Sajju | 2:38 |
Total length: | 26:54 |
The film was theatrically released on 12 August 2022. [12]
The satellite and digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Zee Kannada and ZEE5. [13]
The film did a pre-release business of around ₹8 crores [14] by the sale of digital, satellite and audio rights. [15] The first day gross was reported to be between ₹15 crores [16] [17] to ₹20 crores. [18] The movie collected around ₹10 crore on Day 2. [19] The movie collected ₹5 crore each on Day 3 & Day 4 - taking the total gross to ₹35 crore. [1] However, the trade estimated ₹25 crores to be the 5-day gross [20] with the final collections to be ₹33.20 crores at the end of 2 weeks. [21]
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