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K.G.F: Chapter 2

"The World Is My Territory"

2022 2h 48m KN
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8.2
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★7.4TMDB · 233🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes★8.2IMDB · 168,019
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Synopsis
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The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their Savior, the government sees him as a threat to law and order; enemies are clamoring for revenge and conspiring for his downfall. Bloodier battles and darker days await as Rocky continues on his quest for unchallenged supremacy.

“The World Is My Territory”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Prashanth Neel
Writers
Prashanth Neel, Prashanth Neel
Languages
Kannada
Countries
India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 168 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8
MONEY

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Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8
ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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4 / 8
CINEMA

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Part of the "K.G.F Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Prashanth Neel, shot by Bhuvan Gowda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ravi Basrur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8
DIRECTOR

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Editor Ujwal Kulkarni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yash and Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Prashanth Neel directs. Bhuvan Gowda behind the camera. Ravi Basrur scores. Ujwal Kulkarni cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Kannada.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Clocks in at 168 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
  • 2Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.
  • 3Released 4 years ago.
  • 4Part of the "K.G.F Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 5Directed by Prashanth Neel, shot by Bhuvan Gowda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Ravi Basrur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor Ujwal Kulkarni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8Yash and Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon carry the top of the cast.
  • 9Marketing tagline: "The World Is My Territory".
  • 10IMDB entry: tt10698680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
Bhuvan Gowda
Original score
Ravi Basrur
Editing
Ujwal Kulkarni
Costume design
Yogi G Raj
Sound
Ravi Basrur
Stunt coordinator
Vikram Mor
Runtime
168 min · 2h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$13,000,000
Box office
$90,410,749
Return
695% of budget
Original language
KN
Certification (US)
PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes
50% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating
8.2/10 · 168,019 votes
MPAA
Not Rated

Awards

8 wins & 13 nominations total

Part of

K.G.F Collection

K.G.F Film series.

Also by

Prashanth Neel

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Community reviews

What people are saying

  • badelf
    ★ 8/10

    Summary: 8/10: a ferociously entertaining epic, carried by a magnetic lead performance and some of the most striking cinematography in recent mass-market Indian cinema. Some movies, rather than asking you to think, just ask you to hold on; and K.G.F: Chapter 2 is that experience at full throttle. Prashanth Neel's sequel picks up Rocky's blood-soaked ascent through the gold fields with total confidence in its own mythology, and for three hours it rarely lets you catch your breath long enough to question it. Yash anchors the film with the kind of star performance that classical mass-entertainment cinema is built on, equal parts swagger, menace, and wounded inferiority, and he's matched by a supporting cast that understands exactly what register this story demands. Sanjay Dutt makes a formidable antagonist out of Adheera, all barbarian stillness and controlled fury, while Raveena Tandon brings a sharp political edge to Ramika Sen that keeps the film's power struggles from feeling one-dimensional. Raising the whole experience is Bhuvan Gowda's cinematography, which gives this underworld a scale and texture that puts it at the top of the genre. The gold mines feel genuinely infernal, lit and framed with an eye for grandeur that a lot of bigger-budgeted films never bother to earn. Neel's direction equals that ambition, orchestrating action sequences with real excitement so the plot around them moves fast enough that I occasionally lost the thread of who was betraying whom and why. That's a minor complaint in a film this committed to momentum; it's less interested in your comprehension than your pulse rate, and on that score it truly succeeds. This isn't a film asking to be unpacked for theme or metaphor, and it doesn't need to be. Sometimes the pleasure is simpler: a star performance at full wattage, action choreographed with genuine craft, and a director who knows precisely the myth he's building and never apologizes for its size.

Production companies

Who made it

  • Hombale Films

    Hombale Films

    IN

  • Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram

    Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram

    IN

Key crew

  • EditorUjwal Kulkarni
  • Playback SingerAnanya Bhat
  • LyricistShabbir Ahmed
  • ThanksShobu Yarlagadda
  • ThanksS. S. Rajamouli
  • Executive ProducerKarthik Gowda
  • Sound DesignerRavi Basrur
  • Stunt CoordinatorVikram Mor
  • Sound Effects EditorV G Rajen
  • Sound MixerB R Naveen Kumar
  • DialogueM. Chandramouli
  • Stunt CoordinatorAnbumani
  • ChoreographerShaikh Jani Basha
  • Sound Effects DesignerV G Rajen
  • DialogueVinay Shivagange
  • Sound MixerKishore Kumar S
  • Art DirectionShiva Kumar
  • Costume DesignYogi G Raj
  • Co-DirectorB Thimme Gowda
  • Production ManagerGagan Murthy
  • Production ManagerK S Champakadhama Babu
  • ProducerVijay Kiragandur
  • Costume DesignSania Sardharia
  • Executive ProducerK V Rama Rao

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • undercover
  • sequel
  • one man army
  • action hero

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2022-04-14PG-13

Also known as

International titles

  • KGF2IN
  • KGF Chapter 2IN
  • K. G. F 2IN
  • ಕೆಜಿಎಫ್ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ೨IN
  • Золотые прииски Колара: Глава 2RU

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