K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language period action fil written and directed by Prashanth Neel, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner Hombale Films. The second installment in a two-part series, it serves as a sequel to the 2018 film K.G.F: Chapter 1. The film stars Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj, Archana Jois, Achyuth Kumar, Rao Ramesh, Easwari Rao, Malavika Avinash and Vasishta N. Simha. It follows the assassin Rocky who after establishing himself as the kingpin of the Kolar Gold Fields, must retain his supremacy over adversaries and government officials, while also coming to terms with his past.
Produced on a budget of ₹100 crore, K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the most expensive Kannada film ever made. Neel retained the technicians from its predecessor with Bhuvan Gowda handling the cinematography and Ravi Basrur composed the film score and songs. Dutt and Tandon joined the cast in early 2019, marking the former's Kannada film debut. Portions of the film were shot back-to-back with Chapter 1. Principal photography for the rest of the sequences commenced in March 2019, but was halted in February 2020 owing to the COVID-19 lockdown in India. Filming resumed five months later and was completed in December 2020. Locations included Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mysore and Kolar.
K.G.F: Chapter 2 was theatrically released in India on 14 April 2022 in Kannada, along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages. It is also the first Kannada film to release in IMAX. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the direction, action sequences, cinematography and performances (particularly Yash, Dutt and Tandon), but the pace and writing attracted criticism. It recorded the second highest-opening day in India, set domestic opening day records in Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam, and surpassed the lifetime gross of its predecessor in two days to become the highest-grossing Kannada film. With earnings of ₹1,200–1,250 crore globally, K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the third highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, and the second highest-grossing film in India, and highest grossing Indian film of 2022. A sequel is in development.
- Yash as Raja Krishnappa Bairya "Rocky"
- Anmol Vijay as young Rocky
- Sanjay Dutt as Adheera, Suryavardhan's brother
- Raveena Tandon as Ramika Sen, Prime Minister of India
- Srinidhi Shetty as Reena Desai, Rocky's girlfriend and wife
- Achyuth Kumar as Guru Pandian, DYSS Party head
- Prakash Raj as Vijayendra Ingalagi, son of Anand Ingalag
- Rao Ramesh as Kanneganti Raghavan, C.B.I Officer
- Malavika Avinash as Deepa Hegde, the Chief Editor of 24/news channel
- T. S. Nagabharana as Srinivas, news channel owner
- Easwari Rao as Fathima, Farmaan's mother
- Archana Jois as Shanthamma, Rocky's mother
- B. S. Avinash as Andrews, Shetty's boss
- Saran Shakthi as Farmaan, a worker at Narachi
- Ayyappa P. Sharma as Vanaram, commander of K.G.F
- Ashok Sharma as young Anand Ingalagi
- John Kokken as John, overseer of K.G.F
- Govinde Gowda as a peon at 24/News
- Harish Rai as Khasim, Shetty's aide and Rocky's confidant
- Tarak Ponnappa as Daya, Andrews' aide
- Dinesh Mangaluru as Shetty, Rocky's employer and a prominent gold smuggler
- Balakrishna as Inayat Khalil, a Dubai based don
- Vasishta N. Simha as Kamal
- Lakki Lakshman as Rajendra Desai, Reena's father and a high-ranking associate at K.G.F
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Speaker of the Indian Parliament
- Ramesh Indira as Suryavardhan, the founder of the K.G.F's political cult and father of Garuda and Virat (archival footage)
- Ramachandra Raju as Garuda, Suryavardhan's son (archival footage)
- Vinay Bidappa as Virat, Garuda's younger brother
- B. Suresha as Vittal, a slave at K.G.F (archival footage)
- Mohan Juneja as Nagaraju, an informer to Anand Ingalagi
- Roopa Rayappa as Shanthi, a worker at K.G.F
- Krishnappa as Krishnappa Bairya, Rocky's father
- Srinivas Murthy as Narayan, a worker at KGF
- Krishnoji Rao as an old blind man working in KGF
- Yash Shetty as Shyam, archaeological department officer, who along with his team finds the stone of Rocky
- Diva G Gowda as Reena's aide
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