''Gaalipata 2'' is a 2022 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language

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film written and directed by

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

. Not a sequel to 2008 Kannada film, ''

Gaalipata ''Gaalipata'' () is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Rajesh Krishnan, Diganth, Daisy Bopanna, Neethu and Bhavana Rao. The plot revolv ...

'', it features an

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consisting of

Ganesh Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva_(Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is ...

Anant Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...

Diganth Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in Kannada films. Diganth made his acting debut in ''Miss California'' in 2006. He is a recipient of one SIIMA Awar ...

, Pawan Kumar,

Vaibhavi Shandilya Vaibhavi Shandilya is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Kannada and Marathi-language films. After making her debut in the Marathi film ''Janiva'' (2015), she has been in films including ''Ekk Albela'' (2015), '' Sakka Podu Podu Raja'' (201 ...

Samyuktha Menon Samyuktha Menon (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress and model who mainly appears in Malayalam films along with a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.Her debut in the Malayalam film Industry was through the 2016 film ''Popcorn''. Earl ...

and

Sharmiela Mandre Sharmiela Mandre (born 28 October 1990) is an Indian actress and producer. She is well known for her works predominantly in Kannada cinema. Career Mandre was the third generation of a family with film connections. Her grandfather R. N. Mandre ...

. Ganesh and Bhat were collaborating for the fourth time with this film, while it will be the fifth film for Diganth with the director. Director Pawan Kumar of '' Lucia'' fame, who has worked with Bhat earlier as a screenwriter and an actor in ''

Manasaare ''Manasaare'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological film directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Diganth and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. The film soundtrack and score was composed by Mano Murthy with lyrics by Yogaraj Bhat an ...

'' (2009) and ''

Pancharangi ''Pancharangi'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones directed and produced by Yogaraj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story an ...

'' (2010) will also be facing the camera. It was released in theaters on 12 August 2022. Subsequently, it was released for OTT on October 5, 2022, through

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Premise

Gani, ''Mugilpete'' Diganth and Bhushan are college friends, who return to Neer Kote,

Malnad Malnad (; Malēnādu) is a region in the state of Karnataka in India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. Malnadis a region of Karnataka ...

to visit their ailing

teacher Kishore ''Meshtru''. Kishore seeks the trio's help to search for his longlost son Revanth aka Appu. How does the trio help Meshtru in finding Appu forms the crux of the plot.

Cast

as Gani *

as Kishore aka Meshtru *

as Mugilpete Diganth * Pawan Kumar as Bhushan *

as Swetha *

Samyuktha ''Samyuktha'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language thriller film directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma. The story is based on a novel of same name by Kakolu Saroja Rao. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Balaraj, Chi Guru Dutt and debutant actress Ve ...

as Anupama *

as Sharmila *

Rangayana Raghu Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...

as Bhairegowda, Gani's Father * Sudha Belawadi as Kumuda, Gani's Mother *

Prakash Thuminad Prakash Thuminad is an Indian film actor who works in Kannada cinema. He also the SIIMA award for best comedian in 2019 for his role in the film '' Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai''. He is associated with the Kannada fi ...

as Ramanna *

Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...

as Neerkote College Principal *

Padmaja Rao Padmaja Rao is an Indian actress, TV serial director and producer in Karnataka, India. She is a versatile actor known for playing a wide variety of character roles in various film genres. Some of the notable films of Padmaja Rao as an actress i ...

as Padmaja, Kumuda's Friend *

Nishvika Naidu Nishvika Naidu is an Indian actress who works in Kannada cinema. She rose to fame with 2018 film ''Amma I Love You'' opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja. Career Naidu debuted in 2018 film '' Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial'' opposite Anish Tejeshwar, but h ...

as Nishvika (Cameo) *

Vijay Suriya Vijay Suriya (born 7 September 1990, Bangalore, India) is an Indian actor and presenter who shot to fame with the television series '' Agnisakshi'' aired on Colors Kannada. Early life and career Suriya did his schooling at Clarence Public Schoo ...

as Revantha aka Appu (Cameo) * Vihaan Ganesh as Young Appu and Revantha's Son (Cameo) *

Bullet Prakash Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Royal ...

(Cameo) *

Jayant Kaikini Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collecti ...

(Cameo)

Production

The film will be produced by Ramesh Reddy of Suraj Production. The cinematography will be done by Santhosh Rai Pathaje and the music was composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian Film composer, film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films suc ...

. The team started shooting on 2 December 2019, and had completed a major chunk of the shooting in and around Kudremukh over almost 30 days. Further production schedules were delayed due to

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. Filming completed in October 2021.

Soundtrack

Release

Theatrical

The film was theatrically released on 12 August 2022.

Home media

The satellite and digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by

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and

Reception

Box-office

The film did a pre-release business of around ₹8 crore by the sale of digital, satellite and audio rights. The movie earned approximately ₹15 crore to ₹18 crore to ₹20 crore on the first day. The movie collected ₹10 crore on Day 2. The movie collected ₹5 crore each on Day 3 & Day 4 - taking the total gross of 35 crore.

References

External links

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''Galipata 2''
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{{Yogaraj Bhat 2020s Kannada-language films Films shot in Bangalore Films shot in Karnataka

Comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

Films directed by Yogaraj Bhat