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. 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 had 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 5 October 2022, through ZEE5.
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 the trio help Meshtru in finding Appu forms the crux of the plot.
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.
The film was theatrically released on 12 August 2022.
The satellite and digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Zee Kannada and ZEE5.
The film did a pre-release business of around â¹8 crores by the sale of digital, satellite and audio rights. The first day gross was reported to be between â¹15 crores to â¹20 crores. The movie collected around â¹10 crore on Day 2. The movie collected â¹5 crore each on Day 3 & Day 4 - taking the total gross to 35 crore. However, the trade estimated â¹25 crores to be the 5-day gross with the final collections to be â¹33.20 crores at the end of 2 weeks.