Hombale Films
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Hombale Films is an Indian film production and film distribution company based in Bengaluru, India. Founded in the year 2012, the company producing films across multiple languages, with a special focus on Kannada cinema. It is a production house in the Kannada film industry. Over the years, the company has expanded its reach into other Indian languages, including Telugu and Malayalam.
Infobox
Company type
Privately held company
Industry
Entertainment
Founded
2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Founder
Vijay Kiragandur
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Key people
mw- Vijay KiragandurChaluve Gowda
Products
Films
Divisions
ProductionDistributionMusicDigital marketing
Website
hombalefilms.com
Tables
Key · Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
List of Hombale Films productions · Filmography › Production
2023
Role(s)
Santhosh Ananddram
2024
Role(s)
Dr. Suri
2025
Role(s)
Rishab Shetty
TBA
Role(s)
Richard Antony: Lord of the Sea †
Notes
Rakshit Shetty
Salaar: Part 2 – Shouryaanga Parvam †
Role(s)
Prashanth Neel
Notes
Telugu
| Year | Film | Director | Language | Notes |
| 2014 | Ninnindale | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Kannada | |
| 2015 | Masterpiece | Manju Mandavya | ||
| 2017 | Raajakumara | Santhosh Ananddram | ||
| 2018 | Chapter 1 | Prashanth Neel | ||
| 2021 | Yuvarathnaa | Santhosh Ananddram | ||
| 2022 | Chapter 2 | Prashanth Neel | ||
| Kantara | Rishab Shetty | |||
| 2023 | Raghavendra Stores | Santhosh Ananddram | ||
| Dhoomam | Pawan Kumar | Malayalam | ||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Prashanth Neel | Telugu | Distribution in Karnataka | |
| 2024 | Raghu Thatha | Suman Kumar | Tamil | |
| Yuva | Santhosh Ananddram | Kannada | ||
| Bagheera | Dr. Suri | |||
| 2025 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | Rishab Shetty | ||
| TBA | Richard Antony: Lord of the Sea † | Rakshit Shetty | Pre-production | |
| Salaar: Part 2 – Shouryaanga Parvam † | Prashanth Neel | Telugu | Pre-production |
List of films distributed by Hombale Films · Filmography › Distribution
2024
Role(s)
Chimbu Deven
Role(s)
Arjun Sai
Role(s)
Peta Trikoti
Role(s)
Joju George
2025
Role(s)
Prithviraj Sukumaran
| Year | Film | Director | Language | Notes |
| 2024 | The Goat Life | Blessy | Malayalam | |
| Romeo | Vinayak Vaithianathan | Tamil | ||
| Boat | Chimbu Deven | |||
| Prasanna Vadanam | Arjun Y. K | Telugu | ||
| Utsavam | Arjun Sai | |||
| Aho Vikramaarka | Peta Trikoti | |||
| ARM | Jithin Laal | Malayalam | ||
| Pani | Joju George | |||
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan | Prithviraj Sukumaran | ||
| Veera Chandrahasa | Ravi Basrur | Kannada | ||
| Mahavatar Narsimha | Ashwin Kumar | HindiKannadaTamilTelugu | Also presenter | |
| Mirai | Karthik Gattamneni | Telugu |
References
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- Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/hombale-films-bags-4-national-awards-including-best-film-for-kantara-3153034
- Times Nowhttps://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/hombale-films-debut-tamil-film-raghu-thatha-s-audio-out-article-111901791
- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2024/Nov/09/prabhas-signs-three-film-deal-with-hombale-films
- Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/hombale-films-bags-4-national-awards-including-best-film-for-kantara-3153034
- Zee Newshttps://zeenews.india.com/regional/hombale-films-assembles-over-500-fighters-for-epic-war-sequence-in-kantara-chapter-1hombale-films-assembles-over-500-fighters-for-epic-war-sequence-in-kantara-chapter-1-2853446.html
- Firstposthttps://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/hombale-films-founder-vijay-kiragandur-we-have-submitted-our-application-for-oscars-for-rishab-shettys-kantara-have-fingers-crossed-11856831.html
- Zee Newshttps://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/web-series/producer-vijay-kiragandur-expresses-excitement-over-mahavatar-narsimha-teaser-response-2848719.html
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- "Yuvarathnaa (Kannada) Songs Download - Kannada Songs Online @JioSaavn"https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/yuvarathnaa-kannada/UyHZQacXIfU_
- Asianet Newsablehttps://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/exclusive-blockbuster-kgf-makers-all-set-to-enter-bollywood-drb-rce003
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sanjay-dutt-s-return-gift-to-fans-on-his-60th-birthday-kgf-chapter-2-first-look-as-adheera-1574667-2019-07-29
- PINKVILLAhttps://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/top-highest-grossing-films-at-the-indian-box-office-in-2022-kgf-chapter-2-tops-followed-by-rrr-and-avatar-2-1205238
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- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2024/Mar/25/hombale-films-to-distribute-blessys-aadujeevitham-in-karnataka
- The South Firsthttps://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/suhass-starrer-prasanna-vadanam-gets-the-backing-from-hombale-films/
- Cinema Expresshttps://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Aug/13/utsavams-theatrical-rights-acquired-by-mythri-movie-makers
- www.instagram.comhttps://www.instagram.com/p/C_NdJ9CpLQK/?igsh=MXY4NTB3OGpxcjYycQ==
- Cinema Expresshttps://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2024/Sep/05/hombale-films-to-distribute-arm-in-karnataka
- "ಜೋಜು ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಮಲಯಾಳಂ ಚಿತ್ರ ಪಣಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಟ್ರೇಲರ್ ಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಬಾರಿ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ"https://www.samyuktavaani.com/the-joju-george-starrer-malayalam-film-pani-trailer-has-been-praised-everywhere/
- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2025/Mar/19/hombale-films-to-distribute-l2-empuraan-in-karnataka
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- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/hombale-films-announce-mahavatar-cinematic-universe-to-start-with-narasimha-in-july-2745976-2025-06-25