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Bengaluru, January 7 - Kannada superstar, Yash-fronted KGF is one of the most successful film franchises in the country. "KGF: Chapter 2", which was released in April last year, went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 and with this, the makers also confirmed the third installment of KGF. ## There have been many inquiries about when will "KGF 3" start rolling since there is no clear confirmation from the makers though it is sure that it won't be in Hombale's immediate future plans as both director Prashanth Neel and Yash will be busy with a different project for the next couple of years. ## As per the latest reports, "KGF" won't only get its third film but it will be built like a James Bond franchise with multiple parts. Producer Vijay Kiragandur has reportedly confirmed that "KGF 3" will start rolling in 2025. He also said that there might be a different actor after 5th installment, much like in the James Bond series. ## Yash is currently in dicussion with multiple filmmakers to set up his next film. The actor has reportedly locked a script which will be announced soon. On the other hand, Prashanth Neel is busy with the shoot of Prabhas-fronted "Salaar" which is scheduled to release on September 28 this year. He will next direct Jr. NTR which will go on floors next year.## Hombale Films, meanwhile, has been leading from the front and has delivered two blockbusters in 2022 which combined grossed over 1600 crores at the worldwide box office. The studio's future line up looks highly promising with films like "Salaar", "Bagheera", "Tyson", "Richard Anthony", "Dhoomam", and a film with Sudha Kongara. ## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, December 18 - Kannada superstar Yash has been a lethal box office force. His last movie "KGF: Chapter 2" did business for over 1200 crores worldwide and became the 3rd highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. ## Yash has time and again proved that he is not just a box office monster but also has his love and affection for fans. Recently, he proved yet again that he's a sovereign when it comes to winning hearts as he showed tremendous patience with his die-hard fans.## At an event recently, Yash clicked selfies/pictures with more than 700 fans present. The organizers of the event suggested that it may be a good idea to shoot group pictures, but the star disagreed and opted to click a picture with each one of the fans present at the event. ## This warm yet huge gesture took another one hour for the event to actually get over. The kind and warm act of Yash was hugely appreciated by his fans in Bangalore who came from far distances to catch a glimpse of him. ## Meanwhile, on the work front, Yash has been in the discussions with multiple filmmakers for his next film but the details are not known yet. There have been many rumours regarding Yash 19 but the actor has been tight lipped about it. It is said that Yash might announce his next on his birthday on January 8, but there is no confirmation yet.## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, November 19 - Hombale Films' latest mega-blockbuster Kantara has outgrossed its own recent sensation KGF: Chapter 2 in the original Kannada language at the domestic box office.## The Rishab Shetty-starrer adventure action drama film has scored approx. 158 crores net in 49 days, beating "KGF 2's" approx. 154 crores net to become the biggest grosser ever in the Kannada language. "Kantara" has seen a much better trend than "KGF 2" at the box office, thanks to the never-ending social media buzz for the film.## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, "Kantara" has also crossed 300 crores net mark with today's collection (8th Saturday), becomes the third Indian movie in 2022 to reach the milestone, and joins the big boys "KGF 2" and "RRR". Overall, it is the 16th Indian movie ever to reach 300 crores net collection. ## The original Kannada version has been the best-performing language in the "Kantara" collection, followed by Hindi with approx. 80 crores net (36 days), and Telugu with approx. 41.50 crores net (35 days). Malayalam and Tamil versions have contributed around 21 crores net. ## The 16-crore budgeted film has also done well at the overseas box office, grossing approx. 31 crores so far, helping the worldwide total to reach around 385 crores gross. The movie has an outside chance to reach 400 crores in its lifetime run.## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, November 5 - The makers of the Yash-fronted "KGF" franchise have filed a case against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Supriya Srinate, and Jairam Ramesh for using KGF songs in their Bharat Jodo Yatra without getting permission, according to India Today report. ## The case has been filed by MRT Music, a Bengaluru-based music label, which owns the music rights to this blockbuster franchise. ## The Congress members have been accused of copyright infringement and in its complaint, the music company said it invested huge sums of money to acquire the rights of the songs of the South Indian super-hit film KGF 2 in Hindi.## According to MRT Music, the Congress has picked up songs from the movie without seeking its permission and has used them to create marketing videos for the Bharat Jodo Yatra featuring Rahul Gandhi. 'Ranadheera' song from the 2nd part of Yash starter was used along with Rahul Gandhi's visuals.## An FIR has been registered against the party, in general, and the three Congress leaders, in particular, under sections 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 465 (punishment for forgery), 120 (concealing design to commit an offense punishable with impris­onment) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC, Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under Section 63 of the Copyrights Act, 1957.## आओ, तुम्हें 'सपनों के भारत' की ओर लेकर चलें...#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/4sZinLl8sS— Congress (@INCIndia) October 11, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, October 27 - Kannada superstar Yash has been in huge demand post the mega-blockbuster success of KGF: Chapter 2. There have been a lot of speculations about his next film as some reports state that he would be doing director Narthan's next, but, there is no confirmed development on the same yet. ## While the speculation about Yash's next is building up, the latest development suggests the actor has been offered two Bollywood biggies to headline them. According to Pinkvilla, director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra will helm Excel Entertainment's epic Karna and the makers have approached Yash to play this iconic Mahabharta character.## Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment distributed Yash's "KGF 2" in Hindi, and the report says that the studio wants to rope the actor for "Karna". ## Apart from "Karna", the Pan India superstar has also reportedly offered to play the character of Dev in director Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra Part 2 - Dev, which will be produced by Dharma Productions in association with Disney. The report further says that the actor is carefully putting his foot ahead and is yet to make a call on either of the films. ## "Like every other project, Brahmastra 2 is too on the list of the post KGF offers for Yash and he is expected to make up his mind by January 2023 on his birthday", Pinkvilla reports.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 15 - Filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar spoke highly about Kannada's blockbuster film franchise KGF and called it the industry-saving film. The filmmaker graced a star-studded event, held at a five-star hotel in Mumbai on September 14, where some of the most prominent personalities of Marathi cinema were present. ## Mahesh Manjrekar was speaking in the context of giving more importance to regional cinema and said that the Kannada industry is the prime example of it, which, the filmmaker believed, was changed because of one person. ## "Some years back, the condition of the Kannada film industry was such that it seemed like it would shut down anytime. But there was one person who believed in making a film and spending a lot of money on it. That person (probably referring to producer Vijay Kiragandur) made a film named KGF and it created history.## "What makes me happy is that they didn't make both parts of KGF in Hindi. They shot the film in Kannada, dubbed it in Hindi aur fir audience ke sir ke upar feka!", he said, according to Bollywood Hungama. ## "I envy these guys. I would have loved to do something like this. It is superb", the "Antim" director added. "We have to shout from the rooftops that Marathi cinema is (also) great. There's no dearth of talent when it comes to Marathi cinema. Then what is it that we are lacking? We also need people who believe in our vision. It's crucial that we make big-scale films, that too with conviction and confidence".## The filmmaker further said that investors should also believe in Marathi cinema and its filmmaker like Vijay Kiragandur believed in director Prashanth Neel's vision and Yash's confidence, called KGF. "Somebody has to believe in us and spend money, like the way KGF producers did. I mean, come on, KGF - Chapter 2 collected Rs. 1000 crores! Can you imagine?", he added.## "KGF" was released in 2018 and went on to become the highest-grossing Kannada film of all time before its sequel came in 2022 and shattered box office records at the Pan India level. Released in April 2022, "KGF: Chapter 2" grossed over 1200 crores worldwide, including approx. 1000 crores in India alone. In the Hindi version, "KGF 2" is the second highest-grossing film of all time with a net collection of approx. 435 crores.## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, September 12 - The fans of Rocking Star Yash have been waiting for the announcement of his next film after witnessing the storm with his last film, but it seems the actor is in no mood to entertain any announcement regarding his next anytime soon.## In the last six years, Yash has done only two films - KGF: Chapter 1 and KGF: Chapter 2, and both set new box office records. After the humongous success of KFG2, the trade and fans were expecting that Yash will make the announcement of Yash 19 soon as KGF films have already taken a lot of time of his career. ## Over the last few months, there have been rumors about Yash's next films with different directors, which might come out true in the future, but as of now, Yash is keeping tight lips on them. ## After both KGF films, Yash will do the next chapter of "KGF" with Prashanth Neel, but before that, he will do at least one film with another director, and that name is a big mystery. The one name that has been reported the most is "Mufti" director Narthan, and he might be the director of Yash 19. ## During the opening day of the SIIMA Awards 2022 in Bengaluru, Yash was one of the main attractions of the starry night. At the award night, media people tried their best to make Yash reveal something about his next film, but the determined actor left things on time and said that it will be announced at the right time. ## The conclusion is that the mystery around Yash 19 remains unsolved and only Yash knows what he is going to do next. The only thing which is confirmed is that Yash 19 will be grand and will again be a Pan India film. Yash's popularity reached the next level after "KGF 2" and whenever his next film will arrive, it will surely create euphoria across the country.## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, September 11 - The 10th edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) was held in Bangalore on Saturday where the winners of Telugu and Kannada cinema were announced, while Tamil and Malayalam winners will be awarded tonight (September 11). ## It was a starry night where superstars of South Indian cinema graced the red carpet, including the likes of Yash, Kamal Haasan, and Allu Arjun, among others. Coming to the SIIMA winners, Allu Arjun and his film "Pusha: The Rise" won big while the late Puneeth Rajkumar was awarded Best Actor for Yuvarathnaa. Meanwhile, Bollywood star Ranveer Singh was also awarded the 'Most Popular Hindi Star in South India'.## Have a look at SIIMA 2022 award winners - ## Most Popular Hindi Star in South India - Ranveer Singh## TELUGU - ## Best Film – Pushpa: The Rise## Best Actor in a Leading Role – Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics) – Naveen Polishety for Jathi Ratnalu## Best Actress in a Leading Role – Pooja Hegde for Most Eligible Bachelor## Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Varalaxmi Sarathkumar for Krack## Best Actor in a Comedy Role – Sudarshan for Ek Mini Katha## Best Director – Sukumar for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Debutant Actress – Krithi Shetty for Uppena## Best Debutant Director – Buchi Babu Sana for Uppena## Best Debutant Producer – Satish Vegesna (SV2 Entertainment)## Best Music Director – Devi Sri Prasad for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Cinematographer – C. Ramprasad for Akhanda## Best Playback Singer (Female) – Geetha Madhuri for the song Jai Balayya from Akhanda## Best Playback Singer (Male) – Ram Miriyala for the song Chitti from Jathi Ratnalu## Best Lyric Writer – Chandrabose for Srivalli from Pushpa: The Rise## KANNADA - ## Best Actor in a Leading Role – Puneeth Rajkumar for Yuvarathnaa## Best Actress in a Leading Role – Ashika Ranganath for Madhagaja## Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics) – Amrutha Iyengar for Badava Rascal## Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Pramod for Rathnan Prapancha## Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Aarohi Narayan for Drishya 2## Best Actor in a Negative Role – Pramod Shetty for Hero## Best Debutant Actor – Nagabhushana for Ikkat## Best Debutant Actress – Sharanya Shetty for 1980## Best Actor in Comedy Role – Chikkanna for Pogaru## Best Director – Tharun Sudhir for Roberrt## Best Debutant Director – Shankar Guru for Badava Rascal## Best Cinematographer – Sudhakar Raj for Roberrt## Best Music Director – Arjun Janya for Roberrt## Best Playback Singer (Female) – Chaitra Achar for the song Sojugada Soojumallige from Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana## Best Playback Singer (Male) – Armaan Malik and Thaman S. for Neenade## Best Lyric Writer – Vasuki Vaibhav for the song Nee Parichaya from Ninna Sanihake## TAMIL## Best Film - Sarpatta Parambarai## Best Actor in a leading role - Sivakarthikeyan## Best Actor - Silambarasan## Best Actress in a leading role - Kangana Ranaut## Best Actress (Critics) - Aishwarya Rajesh## Best Actor in a leading role (Critics) - Arya## Best Director - Lokesh Kanagaraj## Best Debutant Actress - Priyanka Mohan## Best Actor in a negative role - SJ Suryah## Best actor in a comedy role - Redin Kingsley and Deepa Shankar## Best Actress in a supporting role - Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli## Best Debutant Director - Madonne Ashwin## Best Music Director - Santhosh Narayanan## Best Playback Singer (Female) - Dhee## Best Playback Singer (Male) - Kapil Kapilan## Best Cinematographer - Shreyaas Krishna## MALAYALAM## Best Film - Minnal Murali## Best Actor in a leading role - Tovino Thomas## Best Actress in a leading role (Critics) - Nimisha Sajayan## Best Actor in a leading role (Critics) - Biju Menon## Best Actor in a comedy role - Naslen K Gafoor## Best Director - Mahesh Narayan## Best Actor in a negative role - Guru Somasundaram## Best Actress in a leading role - Aishwarya Lekshmi## Best Actor in a supporting role - Baburaj## Best Actress in a supporting role - Unnimaya Prasad## Best Debutant Director - Kavya Prakash## Best Music Director - Bijibal Maniyil## Best Playback Singer (Female) - Sujatha Mohan## Best Playback Singer (Male) - Mithun Jayaraj## Best Cinematographer - Nimish Ravi## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, July 20 - Kannada superstar Yash, who has taken a giant step in becoming the next Pan India sensation, has completed 14 years in Kannada cinema. His journey so far has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride which is finally paying off. ## Yash made his debut in 2007 with "Jambada Hudugi" and also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his second film "Mogina Manasu". Since his debut, Yash has headlined 18 films, including the biggest of them "KGF: Chapter 2" recently released and made him a talk of the town. ## Earlier, it was "Rocky" (2008), which turned out to be the first major film that gave Yash much-deserved fame, and he never looked back since then. With "Rocky", he was slowly becoming a huge name in Kannada cinema, and later, his 2014 release "Mr. And Mrs. Ramachari" became one of the highest-grossing Kannada releases and earned Yash his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor.## Over the years, Yash had dreamed of taking Kannada cinema to the global front and giving its own identity rather than remaining the subsidiary of South cinema. This moment came when the first "KGF" was released in 2018, which broke all the records at the box office and spread the allure of Rocky Bhai with his super fandom. ## And then came "KGF Chapter 2", which emerged as one of the most popular Indian films of 2022 with an 8.5 rating on IMDb. The film collected Rs 430 crore in the Hindi version alone and after "Baahubali: The Conclusion", it is the most successful Hindi film of all time. Overall, the movie grossed over 1200 crores worldwide, becoming the third highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ## Yash couldn't have asked for a better way of celebrating his 14 years in cinema than by delivering one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian cinema. His fans, who have stood rock solid behind the superstar throughout his journey, are celebrating the same with a video that explained Yash's journey in the cinema industry.## Have a look at some of the tweets regarding the celebrations of 14 years of Yash in cinema - ## He alone is the architect of what he is,his glaring image today is the reflection of his sweat from yesterday's hardwork,his journey is the industry's revolution & his name is the 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝❤@TheNameIsYash " 14 YEARS OF YASHISM "#YashBOSS #Yash19 pic.twitter.com/lxdymOoCnL— Yash Trend's™ (@YashTrends) July 17, 2022 ## #14YearsOfYashism He's indeed the small hand of clock for KFI & Indian Cinema!Tribute to the man who surpassed everyone's expectations,who is the emblem of Sandalwood,the one who introduced me and many north Indian fans like me to Sandalwood!TRIBUTE TO #YashBOSS 🔥#KGF2 pic.twitter.com/L9wxaHDrHe— Prakriti Shukla//𝒴𝒶𝓈𝒽'𝓈 𝔈𝔩 𝔇𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔬 (@_PrakS_16) July 17, 2022 ## I've seen u from my childhood ❤️You are such an inspiration my man....The way u are here without any godfather is amazing.....Congo for completing 14 yrsU made our kannada industry proud....🥺❤️U deserve all the love and support ಸದಾ ನಗುತಿರು.....❤️#14YearsOfYashism #YashBOSS pic.twitter.com/JfirsomtV8— .❤️ (@SrkzHarinii) July 17, 2022 ## This scene perfectly Resembles the Dream of Naveen Kumar Gowda,Rocking star Yash 👑 Had just 300 RS in his Pocket when he Reached Bengalore, Now he is the only KFI actor with 250CR, 500CR, 1000CR Grosser movies.Self made Brand,#14YearsOfYashism #YashBOSS pic.twitter.com/ReKzj4SwJH— 24 Crafts (@24Crafts707025) July 18, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, July 16 - The biggest blockbuster of this year and one of the biggest blockbusters of all times KGF Chapter 2 has been able to score 90+ ratings on Ormax power. This is the first time in history that any film topped 90+ ratings on Ormax power.## The craze of Rocky Bhai is not going to get over soon as the ever-rising fever of the film has made it the first ever film to score 90+ on Ormax Power Rating in all 5 languages. No one can deny that the Rocking star Yash has managed to pull back the much-lost charm of the theaters with the release of this action drama film. After breaking several records at the box office, the film has come to the end of its theatrical run with over 1210 crores worldwide gross, and now it has emerged as a record-breaker on Ormax Power Ratings as well. Moreover, the film is also among the Most Popular Indian Films of 2022 with ratings of 8.5 on IMDB.## "KGF 2" is directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films. It has become the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the worldwide box office. Apart from Yash, it also stars Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, July 13 - The year 2022 has been great for the Indian film industry where we have seen some of the biggest blockbusters and critically acclaimed movies across languages. IMDb Pro has released the list of the most popular Indian films of 2022 so far. The list includes both theatrical and direct OTT releases. ## Legendary Kamal Haasan's comeback movie Vikram, which stunned the trade pundits with its phenomenal success at the box office, is the most popular film of the year so far. IMDb Fans have given 8.8 Ratings to "Vikram" which is the highest for any Indian film this year. The movie, which also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, is the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year and second of all time. It scored over 400 crores worldwide. ## This year's highest-grossing Indian movie at the worldwide box office, KGF: Chapter 2 is the second most popular film with IMDb Ratings of 8.5. The Yash-starrer was the most-anticipated film and performed accordingly and grossed over 1200 crores WW. The Prashanth Neel-directed period action drama is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ## Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files, which sent shockwaves to moviegoers and trade experts, is the third most famous film of 2022 with 8.3 Ratings on IMDb. The movie became the center of attraction upon its release in March and was heavily criticized. It is based on one of the darkest chapters of Indian history, the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency in the 1990s. The movie was a huge box office hit with a worldwide gross collection of over 330 crores from a budget of around 20 crores. It is the highest-grossing Bollywood movie since "Tanhaji" in January 2020. ## Chek Out the full list of Most Popular Movies of 2022 So Far## Among the top most popular films of the year, the Malayalam movie, Haridayam is at number 4 with 8.1 Ratings. It was a box office blockbuster and also was critically hailed. SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster RRR is the fifth on the list with 8 Ratings. The Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn-starrer film is the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 with a worldwide gross collection of over 1110 crores.## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar's Samrat Prithviraj, which was a box office failure, is also among the most popular films of 2022 and is tied with Ajay Devgn-fronted Runway 34 at number eight with the IMDb Ratings of 7.2. Alia Bhatt's box office hit Gangubai Kathiawadi is at number 9 with 7 Ratings. Overall, the list of most popular films of 2022 on IMDb is dominated by Bollywood with 6 movies, followed by 1 each from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. ## Stay tuned...