K.G.F: Chapter 1
is a 2018 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 first instalment in the two-part series, followed by K.G.F: Chapter 2. The film centres around Raja Krishnappa Bairya "Rocky", born into poverty, who arrives in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1960s, on a quest for power and wealth as desired by his dying mother. Involved with the gold mafia there, he is recruited to kill Garuda, the oppressive heir-in-waiting, in Kolar Gold Fields. Yash stars as Rocky, while Ramachandra Raju features as Garuda. Anant Nag narrates the film while also playing a supporting role alongside Srinidhi Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha, Ayyappa P. Sharma and Harish Rai. At the 66th National Film Awards, the film won 2 awards for Best Action and Best Special Effects. The film is a blockbuster in Kannada Film Industry as well as Indian Cinema.
After a North American premiere on 20 December 2018, K.G.F: Chapter 1 was released in Kannada and in dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages the following day, and received positive response from audiences. However, critics gave the film mixed reviews; while they praised the cinematography, art direction and background score of the film, the screenplay and editing were criticised. The film performed well commercially and collected ₹76 crore four days into release, in the process breaking the record for the highest grossing Kannada film of all time.The movie was released online by Amazon Prime Video on 5 February 2019[ which earlier bought the digital rights for ₹18 crores and Colors Kannada bought the satellite rights for an undisclosed record price.
The shooting for K.G.F: Chapter 2 began on 13 March 2019 and the actor Yash shared the picture on his Instagram account too.
The development of the film began in early 2015 when Neel completed writing the screenplay.However, filming began only two years later, in March 2017. Majority of the film is set in Kolar Gold Fields and was filmed on location. Bhuvan Gowda served as the cinematographer and Shrikanth as the editor. Ravi Basrur scored music for the soundtrack and the film's background.
After a North American premiere on 20 December 2018, K.G.F: Chapter 1 was released in Kannada and in dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages the following day, and received positive response from audiences. However, critics gave the film mixed reviews; while they praised the cinematography, art direction and background score of the film, the screenplay and editing were criticised. The film performed well commercially and collected ₹76 crore four days into release, in the process breaking the record for the highest grossing Kannada film of all time.The movie was released online by Amazon Prime Video on 5 February 2019[ which earlier bought the digital rights for ₹18 crores and Colors Kannada bought the satellite rights for an undisclosed record price.
The shooting for K.G.F: Chapter 2 began on 13 March 2019 and the actor Yash shared the picture on his Instagram account too.
Directed by
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Produced by
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Vijay Kiragandur
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Written by
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Dialogues:
· Prashanth Neel
· Chandramouli M
· Vinay Shivangi
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Screenplay by
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Prashanth Neel
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Story by
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Prashanth Neel
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Starring
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· Yash
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Narrated by
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Music by
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Cinematography
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Edited by
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Shrikanth
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Production
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Hombale Films
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Distributed by
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· KRG Studios (Kannada)
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Release date
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· 20 December 2018 (United States & Canada)
· 21 December 2018 (India)
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Running time
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155 minutes
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Country
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India
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Language
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Kannada
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Budget
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Box office
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est. ₹250 crore
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