Vijay Kiragandur

Vijay Kiragandur (born 3 October 1976) is an Indian film producer and distributor, predominantly active in the Kannada film industry.^[2][3][4] He is the founder of Hombale Films production company.^[5][6] Notable films he has produced include Raajakumara, the KGF film series and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.^[7][8][9]

Vijay Kiragandur
Vijay receiving National Film Award in 2024
Born	(1976-10-03) 3 October 1976 (age 48) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	2014–present
Relatives	C. N. Ashwath Narayan (cousin)[1]

Vijay has won two National Film Awards for the films KGF: Chapter 2 and Kantara.^[10][11]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As producer

• All the films are in Kannada language unless otherwise mentioned.

Year	Film	Director	Notes	Ref.
2014	Ninnindale	Jayanth C. Paranjee	First Production	[12]
2015	Masterpiece	Manju Mandavya		[13]
2017	Raajakumara	Santhosh Ananddram		[14]
2018	K.G.F: Chapter 1	Prashanth Neel		[3]
2021	Yuvarathnaa	Santhosh Ananddram		[14]
2022	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Prashanth Neel		[15]
	Kantara	Rishab Shetty		[16]
2023	Raghavendra Stores	Santhosh Ananddram		[17]
	Dhoomam	Pawan Kumar	Malayalam film	[18]
	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	Prashanth Neel	Telugu film	[19]
2024	Raghu Thatha	Suman Kumar	Tamil film	[20]
	Yuva	Santhosh Ananddram		[21]
	Bagheera	Dr. Suri		[22]
2025	Mahavatar Narsimha †	Ashwin Kumar	Animated movie	[23]
	Richard Antony: Lord of the Sea †	Rakshit Shetty	Pre-production	[24]
	Kantara: Chapter 1 †	Rishab Shetty	Filming	[25]
2026	Salaar: Part 2 – Shouryaanga Parvam †	Prashanth Neel	Telugu film Filming	[26]

As distributor

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Language	Ref.
2024	The Goat Life	Blessy	Malayalam	[27]
	Romeo	Vinayak Vaithianathan	Tamil
	Boat	Chimbu Deven
	Prasanna Vadanam	Arjun Y. K	Telugu	[28]
	Utsavam	Arjun Sai		[29]
	Aho Vikramaarka	Peta Trikoti
	ARM	Jithin Laal	Malayalam	[30]
	Pani	Joju George		[31]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017 Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Family Entertainer	Raajakumara	Won	[32]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film		Won	[33]
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kanndiga Awards	Best Film	KGF: Chapter 1	Won	[34]
8th SIIMA Awards	Best Film		Won	[35]
66th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film – Kannada		Won	[36]
10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film	Yuvarathnaa	Nominated	[37]
70th National Film Awards	Kannada Feature Film	KGF: Chapter 2	Won	[38]
	Best Popular Film	Kantara	Won	[39]
68th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film	Kantara	Won	[40]
	Best Film	KGF: Chapter 2	Nominated	[41]
3rd IIFA Utsavam	Best Picture	Salaar: Part 1	Nominated	[42]
12th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debut Producer (Malayalam)	Dhoomam	Nominated	[43]