K.G.F: Chapter 1
2018 ‧ Action/Drama ‧ 2h 50m
8.2/10
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DescriptionRocky, a young man, seeks power and wealth in order to fulfil a promise
to his dying mother. His quest takes him to Mumbai, where he gets involved with the notorious gold mafia.
Initial release: December 20, 2018 (Canada)
Director: Prashanth Neel
Box office: est. ₹243–250 crore
Budget: 800 million INR (2018), 500 million INR (2018)
K.G.F: Chapter 1 is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language period action film[6][7] written and directed by Prashanth Neel, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner Hombale films. It is the first instalment in the two-part series, followed by K.G.F: Chapter 2. The film centres around Raja Krishnappa Bairya “Rocky”, born into poverty, who arrives in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1960s, on a quest for power and wealth as desired by his dying mother. Involved with the gold mafia there, he is recruited to kill Garuda, the oppressive heir-in-waiting, in Kolar Gold Fields. Yash stars as Rocky, while debutante Ramachandra Raju features as Garuda. Anant Nag narrates the film while also playing a supporting role alongside Srinidhi Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha, Ayyappa P. Sharma and Harish Rai. At the 66th National Film Awards, the film won 2 awards for Best Action and Best Special Effects.[8]
The development of the film began in early 2015 when Neel completed writing the screenplay.[9] However, filming began only two years later, in March 2017.[10] Majority of the film is set in Kolar Gold Fields and was filmed on location.[11] Bhuvan Gowda served as the cinematographer and Shrikanth as the editor. Ravi Basrur scored music for the soundtrack and the film’s background.[12]
After a North American premiere on 20 December 2018, K.G.F: Chapter 1 was released in Kannada and in dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages the following day, and received positive response from audiences.[13] However, critics gave the film mixed reviews; while they praised the cinematography, art direction and the film’s score, the screenplay and editing were criticised. The film performed well commercially and collected ₹76 crore four days into release, in the process breaking the record for the highest grossing Kannada film of all time.[14] The movie was released online by Amazon Prime Video on 5 February 2019[15] which earlier bought the digital rights for ₹18 crores and Colors Kannada bought the satellite rights for an undisclosed record price.[16] The shooting for K.G.F: Chapter 2 began on 13 March 2019.[17]#trending #viral #love #new #status #movie #shorts #shortvideo #youtubeshorts #kgf #kgf2 #kgfchapter2 #kgf3 #goldmines #tseries #2024
