Gaalipata 2
2022 film directed by Yogaraj Bhat
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Gaalipata 2 is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Despite the title, the film is not a sequel to 2008 film Gaalipata and is a namesake sequel.[2] It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Diganth, Pawan Kumar, Vaibhavi Shandilya, Samyuktha Menon, and Sharmiela Mandre.
| Gaalipata 2 | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Yogaraj Bhat |
| Written by | Yogaraj Bhat |
| Produced by | Ramesh Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Santhosh Rai Pathaje |
| Edited by | Deepu S. Kumar |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Suraj Production |
| Distributed by | KVN Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | ₹35 crore [1] |
Ganesh and Bhat were collaborating for the fourth time with this film, while it was the fifth film for Diganth with the director. Director Pawan Kumar of Lucia fame, who had worked with Bhat earlier as a screenwriter and an actor in Manasaare (2009) and Pancharangi (2010), also faced the camera.[3][4][5][6][7] It was released in theaters on 12 August 2022.[8][9] Subsequently, it was released for OTT on 5 October 2022, through ZEE5.[10]
Premise
Cast
- Ganesh as Gani
- Anant Nag as Kishore aka Meshtru
- Diganth as Mugilpete Diganth
- Pawan Kumar as Bhushan
- Sharmiela Mandre as Sharmila
- Vaibhavi Shandilya as Swetha
- Samyuktha as Anupama
- Rangayana Raghu as Bhairegowda, Gani's father
- Sudha Belawadi as Kumuda, Gani's mother
- Prakash Thuminad as Ramanna
- Srinath as Neerkote College Principal
- Padmaja Rao as Padmaja, Kumuda's friend
- Nishvika Naidu as Nishvika (Cameo)
- Vijay Suriya as Revantha aka Appu (Cameo)
- Vihaan Ganesh as Young Appu and Revantha's son (Cameo)
- Bullet Prakash (Cameo)
- Jayant Kaikini (Cameo)
Production
The film was produced by Ramesh Reddy of Suraj Production. The cinematography was done by Santhosh Rai Pathaje, and the music was composed by Arjun Janya.[5] The team started shooting on 2 December 2019, and completed a major chunk of the shooting in and around Kudremukh over almost 30 days. Further production schedules were delayed due to COVID-19.[3] The filming was completed in October 2021.[11]
Soundtrack
All music is composed by Arjun Janya.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gaalipata 2 Title track" | Yograj Bhat | Tippu | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Nanaadada Matellava" | Jayant Kaikini | Sonu Nigam | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Neenu Bagehariyada hadu" | Jayant Kaikini | Nihal Tauro | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Exam Song" | Yograj Bhat | Vijay Prakash, Arjun Janya, Yograj Bhat | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Devle Devle" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Prayashaha" | Yogaraj Bhat | Sonu Nigam | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Thatherike Thayerike" | Yogaraj Bhat | Naveen Sajju | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 26:54 | |||
Release
Theatrical
The film was theatrically released on 12 August 2022.[12]
Home media
The satellite and digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Zee Kannada and ZEE5.[13]
Reception
Box-office
The film did a pre-release business of around ₹8 crores [14] by the sale of digital, satellite and audio rights.[15] The first day gross was reported to be between ₹15 crores [16][17] to ₹20 crores.[18] The movie collected around ₹10 crore on Day 2.[19] The movie collected ₹5 crore each on Day 3 & Day 4 - taking the total gross to ₹35 crore.[1] However, the trade estimated ₹25 crores to be the 5-day gross [20] with the final collections to be ₹33.20 crores at the end of 2 weeks.[21]