Gaalipata 2

Gaalipata 2 is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Not a sequel to 2008 Kannada film, Gaalipata, it features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Diganth, Pawan Kumar, Vaibhavi Shandilya, Samyuktha Menon, and Sharmiela Mandre.

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 has worked with Bhat earlier as a screenwriter and an actor in Manasaare (2009) and Pancharangi (2010), also faced the camera. It was released in theaters on 12 August 2022. Subsequently, it was released for OTT on October 5, 2022, through ZEE5.

Premise
Gani, 'Mugilpete' Diganth, and Bhushan are college friends, who return to Neer Kote, Malnad, to visit their ailing Kannada teacher Kishore Meshtru. Kishore seeks the trio's help to search for his long lost son Revanth aka Appu. How does the trio help Meshtru in finding Appu forms the crux of the plot.

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. 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. The filming was completed in October 2021.

Theatrical
The film was theatrically released on 12 August 2022.

Home media
The satellite and digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Zee Kannada and ZEE5.

Box-office
The film did a pre-release business of around ₹8 crores 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.