KGF - Chapter 2 2022 |
K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a 2022 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 second instalment in a two-part series, sequel to the 2018 film K.G.F: Chapter 1. The film stars Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty and Prakash Raj. It follows the assassin Rocky, who, after establishing himself as the kingpin of the Kolar Gold Fields, must retain his supremacy against adversaries and government officials, while also coming to terms with his past.
Produced on a budget of ₹100 crore (US$13 million), K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the most expensive Kannada film. Neel retained the technicians from its predecessor with Bhuvan Gowda handling the cinematography and Ravi Basrur scoring the music for the soundtrack and the film's background. 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 but was generally considered an improvement over its predecessor. Neel's direction, the cinematography and performances (particularly Yash) received praise, but the pace and screenplay attracted criticism. Besides recording the second highest-opening day in India, the film 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 ₹645 crore (US$85 million) globally, K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the seventh highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
Directed by Prashanth Neel
Written by Prashanth Neel
Produced by Vijay Kiragandur
Starring
Yash
Sanjay Dutt
Raveena Tandon
Srinidhi Shetty
Prakash Raj
Cinematography Bhuvan Gowda
Edited by Ujwal Kulkarni
Music by Ravi Basrur
Production
company
Hombale Films
Distributed by Hombale Films through
KRG Studios and Jayanna Films
(Kannada)
Excel Entertainment and AA Films
(Hindi)
Varahi Chalana Chitram
(Telugu)
Dream Warrior Pictures
(Tamil)
Prithviraj Productions (Malayalam)
Release date
14 April 2022
Running time 168 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada
Budget ₹100 crore
Box office est. ₹1030 crore
The plot of this film connects with its predecessor. For more information on the predecessor's plot, see K.G.F: Chapter 1.
The night after detailing the events in K.G.F: Chapter 1, Anand Ingalagi suffers a stroke and his son Vijayendra takes over for K.G.F: Chapter 2. Rocky kills heir apparent Virat and takes charge as the kingpin of Kolar Gold Fields (K.G.F), to the chagrin of Guru Pandian, Andrews, Rajendra Desai and Kamal. Rocky takes Reena hostage and kills Kamal. He issues orders to start work in eight reserve mines. Some central ministers, exasperated with K.G.F, plan a no-confidence motion against the DYSS-supported government to bring Ramika Sen to power. Meanwhile, Adheera, who was presumed dead, resurfaces and kills all guards at an outpost. In a ruse to bring Rocky outside K.G.F, Andrews kills Desai to lure Reena outside, and John captures Reena. Adheera shoots Rocky but does not kill him. Adheera’s men ambush Rocky's trucks and block all gold exports from K.G.F by road.
Meanwhile, Shetty ties up with other subordinates of Andrews across the Western Coast and exterminates Rocky's allies. They also join forces with Inayat Khalil. A recuperated Rocky along with Reena visits Dubai to deal in gold with Khalil, but Khalil already has a deal with Shetty. Rocky's aides kill Shetty's associates and recaptures the Western Coast, and Khalil deals with Rocky and sells him AK-47s. Rocky and his gang kill Adheera's henchmen with their newly acquired weapons when they ambush his trucks again. Adheera is wounded but Rocky spares him with a warning. Meanwhile, Rocky's henchmen threaten the ministers against the vote and the no-confidence motion fails. Rocky kills Shetty, gaining control over Bombay. Pandian warns Rocky of Sen's rising stature but he disregards him. Reena develops feelings for Rocky.
Three years later in 1981, Ramika Sen wins the Indian general elections and becomes Prime Minister. After CBI officer Kanneganti Raghavan briefs her about the situation in K.G.F, she closes all state borders and authorises him to raid Rocky's warehouses. A young Ingalagi is caught spying by Rocky's henchmen, but Rocky is impressed by his integrity. The CBI find nothing in their raids save for a 400 gram-gold bar. Rocky retrieves it from a police station and singlehandedly brings the place down with a DShK.
Rocky stops all exports from K.G.F and starts hoarding gold. Andrews requests Adheera to kill Rocky. Rocky's aides trace his biological father, a drunkard who abandoned his family, and Rocky anoints the unaware man caretaker of his mother's newly shifted grave. He also gets married to Reena. Rocky meets with Sen and hands her a file exposing his involvement in money laundering but she cannot consider it as almost all her party members were complicit in the corruption.
Adheera obtains information about a secret passage to K.G.F and informs Andrews. Adheera, Andrews, Daya, John and their gang attack K.G.F with Khalil's armada. Just as Reena announces her pregnancy to Rocky, Adheera fatally snipes her. In the ensuing clash, Rocky's army kill Andrews and Daya, while Rocky kills John and Adheera. Rocky and his henchmen disrupt Sen's resignation speech at the Parliament and kill Pandian. Pandian 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, goaded Andrews into hiring Rocky, staged the no-confidence motion drama in Delhi and persuaded Shetty to join forces with Khalil just to gain Rocky's trust.
Sen issues a death warrant against Rocky and enforces the Indian Army. Rocky evacuates K.G.F and leaves on a ship with his cache of gold. He signals the Navy to his location but refuses to surrender. Sen issues orders to bomb K.G.F and his ship. Rocky is killed and drowns in the ocean along with the gold, which stays lost till date. Before leaving, Rocky had formed a new colony for all K.G.F workers. A young Ingalagi decides to write a book on Rocky. In a mid-credits scene, three months post-Rocky's death, a CIA official hands over a file listing Rocky's crimes in United States and 16 other nations between 1978-1981 to Ramika Sen. In the present day, the peon of the television news channel finds the final draft of K.G.F: Chapter 3.
Cast :
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 wife
Prakash Raj as Vijayendra Ingalagi, son of Anand Ingalagi
Archana Jois as Shanthamma, Rocky's mother
Achyuth Kumar as Guru Pandian
Malavika Avinash as Deepa Hegde, the Chief Editor of 24/news channel
Rao Ramesh as Kanneganti Raghavan, C.B.I Officer
B. S. Avinash as Andrews
Eswari Rao as Farmaan's mother
T. S. Nagabharana as Srinivas, news channel owner
Saran Shakthi as Farmaan, a worker at Narachi
Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Speaker of the Indian Parliament
Lakki Lakshman as Rajendra Desai, the father of Reena and a high-ranking associate at K.G.F
Ayyappa P. Sharma as Vanaram, commander of K.G.F
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
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)
B. Suresha as Vittal, a slave at KGF (archival footage)
Ashok Sharma as young Anand Ingalagi
Vinay Bidappa as Virat, Garuda's younger brother
Mohan Juneja as Nagaraju, an informer to Anand Ingalagi
Roopa Rayappa as Shanthi, a worker at K.G.F
Nagarjun as Ramesh , CBI Officer
Rajesh Rao as CBI Officer
Krishnappa as Rocky's Father
S Roycott as Kaalraj , Ramika Sen's assistant
Divya G Gowda as Reena's Aide