Vijay Kiragandur

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Vijay Kiragandur
Born (1976-10-03) October 3, 1976 (age 48)
Bengaluru, India
Occupation Film producer
Years active2014–present

Vijay Kiragandur (born 3 October 1976) is an Indian Film producer and distributor, predominantly active in the Kannada film industry. [1] [2] [3] He is the founder of Hombale Films production company. [4] [5] His notable works include films Raajakumara, K.G.F: Chapter 1 and Salaar . [6] [7] [8]

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Vijay has won two National Film Awards for the films KGF: Chapter 2 and Kantara . [9] [10]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

As producer

YearFilmDirectorNotesRef.
2014 Ninnindale Jayanth C. Paranjee First Production [11]
2015 Masterpiece Manju Mandavya [12]
2017 Raajakumara Santhosh Ananddram [13]
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 Prashanth Neel [2]
2021 Yuvarathnaa Santhosh Ananddram [13]
2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 Prashanth Neel [14]
Kantara Rishab Shetty [15]
2023 Raghavendra Stores Santhosh Ananddram [16]
Dhoomam Pawan Kumar [17]
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Prashanth Neel [18]
2024 Raghu Thatha Suman Kumar [19]
Yuva Santhosh Ananddram [20]
Bagheera Dr. Suri [21]
2025Mahavatar Narsimha†Ashwin KumarAnimated movie [22]
Richard Antony: Lord of the Sea† Rakshit Shetty Pre-production [23]
Kantara: Chapter 1 †Rishab ShettyFilming [24]
2026Salaar: Part 2 – Shouryaanga Parvam†Prashanth NeelFilming [25]

As distributor

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorLanguageRef.
2024 The Goat Life Blessy Malayalam [26]
Romeo Vinayak VaithianathanTamil [27]
Boat Chimbu Deven
Prasanna Vadanam Arjun Y. KTelugu [28]
ARM (film) Jithin LaalMalayalam [29]
2025 Kannappa †Mukesh Kumar SinghTelugu

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Family Entertainer Raajakumara Won [30]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film Won [31]
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kanndiga Awards Best Film KGF: Chapter 1 Won [32]
8th SIIMA Awards Best FilmWon [33]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Film – Kannada Won [34]
10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film Yuvarathnaa Nominated [35]
70th National Film Awards Kannada Feature Film KGF: Chapter 2 Won [36]
Best Popular Film Kantara Won [37]
68th Filmfare Awards South Best Film KantaraWon [38]
Best FilmKGF: Chapter 2Nominated [39]
3rd IIFA Utsavam Best Picture Salaar: Part 1 Nominated [40]
12th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Producer (Malayalam) Dhoomam Nominated [41]

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