Producer · Telugu cinema

Vijay Kiragandur

Vijay Kiragandur is a producer in Indian cinema who works mostly on Kannada films and runs Hombale Films, the banner he set up. Audiences know him best for the K.G.F films, Raajakumara and Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire. His highest honours are two National Film Awards, one for K.G.F Chapter 2 and one for Kantara. His early work includes Ninnindale in 2014. Raajakumara in 2017 was his breakthrough and brought him a South Indian International Movie Award in the Kannada section. He then backed K.G.F: Chapter 1 in 2018, followed by Yuvarathnaa in 2021. In 2022 he produced both K.G.F Chapter 2 and Kantara, the two films that won him national awards. The year 2023 brought Bagheera, Dhoomam, Raghavendra Stores and Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire. He went on to produce Yuva and Raghu Thatha in 2024, and Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1 in 2025. Kiragandur is known for putting his weight behind large stories that often run across more than one film, as with the K.G.F series, Salaar and the Kantara chapters. Through Hombale Films he has built a steady line of Kannada titles alongside these bigger projects. His work has been recognised with two National Film Awards and a South Indian International Movie Award.

50 yearsBorn Oct 3, 1976Bengaluru

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