Bhubaneswar, Feb. 7 -- Yash and Prashanth Neel's KGF and KGF 2 gave the Kannada film industry a pan-India recognition. A couple of years ago after the restrictions for the cinema hall post-Corona pandemic started to relax, South Indian movies such as Pushpa: The Rise, KGF 2, RRR, and Kantara created a storm at the box office.

Importantly, most of these movies received pan-India success which was not expected. On the other hand, big Bollywood movies of superstars like Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan failed to lure the audience. That is when a debate that the South Indian film industry will soon take over Bollywood and that Southern movies are much better than Hindi cinema gained momentum.

Even celebrities from Bollywood appreciated how the ...