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 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 (2009) and Pancharangi (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 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 longlost son Revanth aka Appu. How does the trio help Meshtru in finding Appu forms the crux of the plot. Cast Ganesh as Gani Anant Nag as Kishore aka Meshtru Diganth as Mugilpete Diganth Pawan Kumar as Bhushan Vaibhavi Shandilya as Swetha Samyuktha as Anupama Sharmiela Mandre as Sharmila 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)