K.G.F: Chapter 2

<p>After detailing the events in , Anand Ingalagi suffers a and his son, Vijayendra Ingalagi takes over to narrate the rest of the story. Rocky kills heir apparent Virat and takes over the , keeping Reena hostage to ensure the cooperation of Guru Pandian, Andrews, Kamal and Rajendra Desai. But when Rocky shows his arrogance and teases Reena, Kamal gets enraged and threatens to kill Rocky, which angeres Rocky and he shoots Kamal on the spot. After this, Rocky issues orders to start work in eight hidden mines, while Vanaram, who was captured by Rocky, decides to help him. Meanwhile, Adheera resurfaces and kills all guards at an outpost. In a ruse to bring Rocky to Adheera, Andrews kills Desai to lure Reena outside KGF, and John abducts Reena as per Adheera’s order. While trying to save Reena, Adheera shoots Rocky but spares his life, while his men roadblock all gold exports from KGF. Later, Shetty ties up with other subordinates of Andrews across India’s and exterminates Rocky’s allies with Inayat Khalil’s newfound support. Rocky vacates the mansion with Reena with excessive gold and currency from the treasury. While chaos ensues among people of KGF, Vanaram deduces that Rocky is headed for a . A recuperating Rocky visits to deal in gold with Khalil, simultaneously killing Khalil’s associates all over India to recapture the coast forcing Khalil to join him in business, and also buys . Rocky and his gang gravely wound Adheera and kill his henchmen at the roadblock with their newly acquired weapons. Exasperated with KGF, some had planned a against the DYSS-supported government to bring Ramika Sen in power, but Rocky’s henchmen threaten other ministers against the vote and the motion fails. Rocky also kills Shetty, gaining control over . Pandian warns Rocky of Sen’s rising stature, but he disregards him. In 1981, Ramika Sen wins the Indian general elections and becomes the . After officer Kanneganti Raghavan briefs her about the situation in KGF, Sen authorises Raghavan to raid Rocky’s warehouses. A young Ingalagi is caught spying by Rocky’s henchmen, but Rocky gets impressed by his integrity. The CBI finds nothing in their raids except for a 400 gram-gold bar. Rocky retrieves it from a police station and singlehandedly destroys the police station using a . Rocky halts all exports from KGF, which strains relations with Khalil, but continues the mining. His aides trace his biological father, a drunkard who abandoned his family, and pays the unaware man to take care of Shanti’s (Rocky’s mother) newly shifted grave. Reena realizes she has fallen for Rocky and confesses her feelings to him, and they get married. Rocky meets with Sen and hands her a file exposing his involvement in , but she cannot consider it as almost all her party members are complicit in the corruption. Still furious after his defeat, Adheera makes his way to KGF through a secret passage with Andrews, Daya and John, supported by Khalil’s armada. Just as Reena reveals her pregnancy to Rocky, Adheera fatally shoots her. In the ensuing clash, Rocky’s army kill Andrews and Daya, while Rocky kills John and chokes Adheera to death. An enraged Rocky and his henchmen disrupt Sen’s speech at the and kill Pandian (who had staged the attack on Garuda for which Adheera was framed, and informed Adheera of Garuda’s attack priorly. He was also the one who showed Adheera the secret passage causing Reena to die, called him in after Rocky took control of KGF, goaded Andrews into hiring Rocky, staged the no-confidence motion in , and persuaded Shetty to join forces with Khalil). Due to his violent outburst, Sen issues a against Rocky and enforces the . Rocky evacuates KGF and leaves on a ship with his cache of gold. Before leaving, Rocky forms a new colony for all KGF workers. He signals his whereabouts to the , , and , but refuses to surrender. Sen issues orders to bomb KGF and Rocky’s ship, and he drowns in the ocean along with the gold, which stays lost until the present day. Inspired by Rocky’s life, a young Ingalagi decides to write a book on Rocky. In the set three months before Rocky’s death, John Booker, a agent, hands over a file consisting of Rocky’s crimes in the and 16 other countries between 1978 and 1981, to Ramika Sen. In the present, the peon of 24/News channel finds a final draft of , implying that the story is not over yet. worked on the film’s screenplay after the release of (2014), and development of the film began in early 2015. However, he decided to split the film in two parts, as the narration of this story is in a non-linear format, and the decision was also made with the commercial prospects in mind. In an interview with in October 2018, he added, “The scale of the project is huge and we had a scope for a beginning, an interval and an end for both parts, so it made sense for us to release it as two parts”. As for the decision to make it multilingual, he says that it was because the film is based on a unique idea and has a universal theme. In December 2020, Prashanth Neel said that there were no plans for a third instalment in the K.G.F franchise. Prashanth Neel decided to rope in composer and cinematographer as a part of the technical crew for the second part of the film. “Adheera is one of the greatest characters I have played. He’s a powerful villain — mentally and physically. He is almost like a viking. To ensure that I could do justice to his larger-than-life presence, I trained hard to get the physicality fit. Along with that, I mentally trained hard as well, so that I could be the greatest force to take on Yash’s Rocky. Even for my role in , I didn’t wear the bald cap or use prosthetics but completely shaved off my head. And the result has been there for everyone to see.” While , , , , , and other remaining actors from the first part have reprised their respective roles, was roped in for a pivotal role in February 2019. Media rumours that would appear in the film started making rounds as early as February 2019. A news report in confirmed that Tandon will be seen in a “major role” in the film. Despite Srinidhi becoming a breakout star, post the release of the predecessor, she rejected seven films, in order to start shoot for the film. The makers hosted an audition in April 2019, for aspiring actors who want to become a part of the film’s cast. On 29 July 2019, Sanjay Dutt was revealed to be playing the role of the main antagonist Adheera, marking his Kannada debut. He compared his character to , and revealed that his role was “shown to be a dangerous character with scary makeup” and added that it was a role he was looking for. Raveena Tandon was reported to play the role of Prime Minister Ramika Sen, and stated that “it was a difficult character to portray”. Telugu actor was cast in a pivotal role in May 2019, and Tamil actor was cast in August 2019. On 26 August 2020, when the filming resumed, was also revealed to be playing an important character. Before the release of the first part in December 2018, the makers shot 20% of the second part, and the crew went on double shifts until January 2019. On 4 January, it was announced that they have completed 15% of the shooting for the film, and planned to resume the shooting of the film in the summer of 2019. Filming for started on 13 March 2019 in , with a formal puja ceremony. After an initial round of filming near in May 2019, Yash announced that he will join the sets only in June 2019. The film’s shooting started on 4 June at the Lalita Mahal Palace in Mysore, although Yash joined the sets on 6 June. Later the shoot commenced in August 2019 at Cyanide Hills in . On 28 August 2019, N Srinivas, president of the KGF’s National Citizens Party filed a petition against the makers and alleged that the film is being shot in the protected area of cyanide mound and is damaging the nature. The JMFC court has issued an injunction notice to the producer Kiragandur, also ordering to stall the shoot. On 4 September, the producers claimed that the stay order was issued a day before the makers planned to wrap the shoot schedule. The same day, the makers started shooting for the second schedule in Hyderabad. On 25 September 2019, Sanjay Dutt joined the sets of the film in Hyderabad. After winning the court stay order on 27 September, the makers returned to shoot the film at Cyanide Hills. On 14 October 2019, the makers returned to Karnataka, after filming the extensive schedule in Hyderabad. As of 27 January 2020, the makers completed 80% of the shoot. With the schedule being filmed in Mysore, the last leg of shoot was expected to be held in Hyderabad, and then in Bangalore and Kolar. On 3 February 2020, behind-the-scenes video of Yash shooting at the Infosys campus in Mysore went viral. On 10 February, Telugu actor Rao Ramesh joined the sets of the film. Raveena Tandon joined the sets of the film in Mysore on 12 February. After the second schedule of the film held in Mysore got completed, the makers headed to Hyderabad on 21 February. Raveena completed her portions on 28 February. The makers completed major portions in March 2020, with post-production works being kickstarted, but filming came to a halt due to the . Prashanth Neel claimed that Sanjay Dutt had almost completed shooting for the film, and he has pending dubbing work for his role. after Sanjay Dutt was diagnosed with lung cancer and had left for the US for immediate treatment on 12 August 2020. Flming resumed on 26 August 2020 at after 5 months. Malavika Avinash and Prakash Raj joined the sets on this schedule. On 7 October 2020, Yash and Srinidhi Shetty resumed the shoot at Mangalore, with the team entering the final leg of shoot. Sanjay Dutt confirmed that he will join the shooting of the film on November, although he resumed the shooting only in December. The climax action scenes were filmed in December 2020 at , which were choreographed by action director . On 20 December 2020, the makers announced that the climax scene of the film was completed. was produced on a budget of 125 crore, and is the most expensive Kannada film. The film’s music is composed by . The music rights are owned by and for south languages. The music rights of Hindi version was bought by MRT Music. Music sessions of the film began in April 2019, at Basrur’s newly renovated recording studio in . However, music production was disrupted in mid-March 2020 due to the , which was resumed during that May. After work on the film’s music and score being completed, Basrur later edited the score and songs, during mid-2021. The Naik Brothers (Laxman and Sandesh Datta), recorded two songs “Toofan” and “Sultan”, used in the Hindi-dubbed version of the film. They stated “We went there and he dubbed four songs in Telugu and Kannada in our voice. Later, happened. After a long wait of two years, they recorded two songs for the Hindi dubbed version titled Toofan and Sultan and finalised for the movie”. The audio rights for were bought by and for (US$850,000). On 21 March 2022, the first single titled “Toofan” was released from the album. The song depicts the rise of Rocky ( ) as a saviour of enslaved people in the gold mines of Kolar, as depicted in the . It crossed over 26 million views within 24 hours of its release. On 6 April 2022, the second single titled “Gagana Nee” was released, On 13 April 2022, the third single titled “Sulthana” was released. On 14 April 2022, the fourth single titled “Mehabooba” was released. On 16 April 2022, the makers released the soundtrack album, containing four songs. On 24 April 2022, the fifth single titled “The Monster Song” was also released. As a part of the promotional activities, a fictional named was designed based on vintage newspapers. Starting from 4 to 10 January 2021, the makers unveiled the new editions of the film through their social media accounts. The was initially scheduled to release on 8 January 2021, coinciding with birthday. However, after a few cuts from the teaser through the internet, the makers unveiled the teaser on 7 January, ahead of the official launch. Instead of releasing the teaser in five languages, the makers released it as a single teaser featuring English dialogues. It became the most viewed and most liked teaser, having 274 million views as of February 2024 and surpassing likes. The official trailer of the film was released on 27 March 2022 and became the most watched Indian trailer in 24 hours with 109 million views across five languages. The film even surpassed views. The film trailer was showcased on the Burj Khalifa. The North America promo was promoted on in . KGF: Chapter 2 was the first film ever to premiere with sports league. The film was advertised by IPL team , and Football leagues and . was originally scheduled to release in theatres on 23 October 2020, coinciding with festival. However, the release was postponed due to the . In January 2021, the filmmakers announced that it will be released theatrically on 16 July 2021. However, it was postponed again for the same reason. The State Cell sent a notice to actor Yash, producer Vijay Kiragandur and filmmaker Prashanth Neel on 11 January 2021 as the makers failed to display the anti-smoking warning message, particularly in the sequences that involve Yash smoking. As per the law, anti-smoking warnings have to be displayed to stop fans from emulating it. On 22 August 2021, the new release date was announced as 14 April 2022. Finally it was released on 14 April 2022 in and dubbed versions of , , and languages. It became the first Kannada movie to release in . It is also the first Kannada film to release in . It is also the first Kannada film to release in . It was also the first commercial Kannada movie to release in . On July 14, 2023, both KGF 1 and 2 released in Japan, even in Japanese dub. The film was reported to release in more than 10,000 screens worldwide. In India, the film was released in over 6000 screens. distributed the film in Karnataka. The Kerala distribution rights was brought by under the banner Prithviraj Productions. acquired the distribution rights, while and distribution rights were bagged by . Anil Thadani, and acquired the distribution rights for the film’s Hindi version under the banner and respectively. The film was distributed in by Sarigama Cinemas. The distribution was done through 4Seasons Creations Cinestaan AA distributed the film in Hindi language across various overseas nations. The distribution was done through Boleyn Cinemas. Radha Krishna Entertainments distributed the film in , , and . The film was also distributed in , , and . acquired the satellite rights of the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions. acquired the satellite rights of the Hindi version. The film’s digital streaming rights are sold to for all five languages. On 16 May 2022, Amazon Prime Video announced that the film was available for early access rental in all five languages at ₹199 for both Prime and non-Prime customers in India. The film officially became available for streaming worldwide on on 3 June 2022 in its original Kannada language and in the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages. The original Kannada-language version of the film was premiered on television on 20 August 2022 on . The Telugu-language version was premiered on 21 August 2022 on . The Tamil-language version was premiered on 31 August 2022 on . The Hindi-language version was premiered on 18 September 2022 on . The Bengali dub was premiered on Jalsha Movies. On the website , 47% of 15 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. of gave the film four and a half stars out of five and was appreciative of all major aspects of production, opining that it “has a fresh, international look and doesn’t look like a regional film at all.” Subha J. Rao of gave the film four stars out of five and found the writing and conception to be “far better” than . Sunayana Suresh of also gave it four stars out of five and similarly said that “Neel and Yash have managed to deliver a sequel that seems more immersive than the first part.” Vivek MV of rated the film three and a half stars out of five, as did Janani K of , who described the climax as “cathartic and brilliantly shot” but was critical of the uneven pacing throughout. With three stars out of five, Shuklaji of wrote, “Despite the few shortcomings, viewers are bound to recall the film forever for its outrageous imagination and incredible technical finesse.” Bharathi Pradhan of gave the film two out of five stars and stated that Rocky was “Don Of Indian Dystopia”. Rohit Bhatnagar of rated the film two and a half stars out of five and wrote ” has every possible ingredient to impress the janta, but finding realism is a big no-no”. Sukanya Verma of gave the film two and a half stars out of five and observed, “Testosterone, not rationale, is the driving force behind the K.G.F franchise,” but praised the performances for putting “some muscle on a thin premise,” and the production design. of gave one and a half stars out of five and was not impressed with the screenplay or momentum, writing that the film “swings haphazardly between the past and the present.” With two and a half stars out of five, Nandini Ramnath of gave the film two and a half stars out of five and found the film to be “less chaotic” than , but felt it “continues to suffer from leaps in the time-space continuum.” of rated it two stars out of five and wrote, “The film is the handiwork of people who do not seem to have the foggiest sense of modulation, or of moderation, in the matter of pitching and sound design,” but was appreciative of Yash’s performance. Writing for , Sonil Dedhia called an “all-stops pulled out entertainment” film and opined that it “delivers the goods when it comes to non-stop thrills, mood, and style.” Monika Rawal Kukreja of felt the film was “worth the hype and one of the finest sequels to have come out in a long time,” and described Yash as “just unmissable.” Srivatsan S. of labelled the film a “festival of male toxicity” but felt Neel had corrected “some of the wrongs of the first part,” writing, “There is only one way to look at for it to work for you and that is to partake in the madness it offers.” collected (US$19 million) worldwide on the first day of its release. On its second day, the film collected (US$14 million) worldwide for a two-day total of (US$34 million), surpassing s lifetime gross of (US$36.56 million), and took its place as the of all time. On its third day, the film estimatedly collected (US$12 million) worldwide for a three-day total of (US$46 million). On the fourth day of its release, the film crossed (US$65 million) mark at the worldwide box office. On the fifth day of its release, the film grossed more than (US$74 million) worldwide. Collections on the sixth day stood at (US$80 million). The first week collection of the film was (US$85 million). The movie grossed (US$120 million) in 14 days and became the 4th Indian movie to cross the mark worldwide and the second fastest movie to collect ₹1000 crore, behind . While reported that the movie grossed 1100 crores, reported the collection to be ₹1198 crores at the end of tenth week. While and reported that the worldwide collection to be around crore to crore, mentioned the collection as ₹1,207 crore. , and reported the collection to be crore. , , and reported that the movie grossed ₹1250 crores. reported the collections to be ₹1300 crore. It became the of all time. On the first day of release, collected (US$16 million) at the box office, the second-highest opening day in India after . The Hindi version raked in (US$6.4 million) at the box office on the first day, making it the highest-opening day collection for a film in Hindi, which is also higher than what any Indian film collected on the first day excluding south India. The film recorded the highest-ever opening day for a Kannada film in Karnataka. It also set opening day records in Malayalam (Kerala). With ₹442 crore gross at the end of four days, it occupied the first spot in the . The Hindi version raked (US$26 million) at the box office on the fifth day of its release. On the fifth day of its release, the Tamil version raked in around 62 lakhs in alone surpassing the collections of the Tamil film . The Hindi version managed to cross (US$30 million) in 7 days making it the fastest one to do so and broke the previous record held by . The Hindi version collected (US$38 million) in 12 days and became the 10th entrant in the 300 crore club in Hindi-language. The film grossed (US$95 million) in India in 15 days run and become . The Hindi version earned (US$42 million) in 16 days and became the third highest grossing film in Hindi language. The film grossed ₹100 crores in Tamil Nadu, making it the first Kannada and the second non-Tamil film to do so. With a collection of ₹105.70 crores in 26 days, it became the ninth highest grossing film in Tamil Nadu. With a gross collection of ₹ 22.06 crores, it became the second movie to cross the ₹20 crore mark in West Bengal. It became the first film to gross more than ₹10 crore in Odisha and the fastest to reach the ₹50 crore mark in Kerala. In home territory it has collected over (US$21 million) in just 25 days of its release. The Tamil version collected over (US$12 million) crore and become 9th highest grosser in Tamil Nadu. The Hindi version netted more than (US$50 million) breaking the record of (₹387.38 crore) and climbed to the second position behind (₹511 crore). With domestic collections of ₹1000 crores, the film became . The Hindi version managed to cross the net collection mark of (US$47 million) – making it the second movie to do so after . The film recorded 5.05 crore footfalls at the Indian box office in 26 days. The film collected (US$120 million) at the Indian box-office in 33 days and became the as well as the second Indian movie to gross at the domestic market. The gross domestic collection was reported to be ₹1008 crore. The film debuted at the North American box office by collected more than $1 million from the premiere shows. It collected $225,892 from 80 locations in Australia and a further $39,372 from 26 locations in New Zealand on the first day. In the opening weekend, it collected $26,225,842 from 510 screens, while the Hindi version collected $930,527 from 268 screens in the United States of America. In Canada, it collected $1,117,124 from 55 screens. It grossed 598,000 ( 819,178.08) in the United Kingdom from 182 screens. In other countries, it collected (US$2.3 million) in the opening weekend. It became the first Kannada film to be screened in and the longest running Kannada film in . It was also the first film to release in multiple languages simultaneously in Canada. In November 2022, reported the worldwide gross theatrical collections to be ₹1500 crores. The film’s showcased the final draft of , hinting at a sequel. In April 2022, Neel said: “If people love , we could think of continuing the franchise.” The same month, executive producer Karthik Gowda confirmed that a sequel was in development and pre-production had begun. In an interview with , Yash stated that he and Neel had conceptualised some scenes for the sequel. In May 2022, producer Vijay Kiragandur stated they were planning to begin the sequel’s production after October 2022, aiming for a 2024 release. “Going forward, we are going to create a . We want to bring different characters from different movies and create something like ,” Kiragandur added. However, executive producer Karthik Gowda called it a speculation, tweeting: ” will not be starting anytime soon.” In June 2022, Neel asserted the possibility of , stating: “We just want to take a big break and we will definitely come back to make that.” In October 2024, Yash confirmed that KGF 3 is in the works, stating that he and director Prasanth Neel are actively discussing the project.</p>