KGF makers Hombale Films announce animated film on ISKCON founder Prabhupada

Hombale Films, the Bengaluru studio behind KGF, Salaar and Kantara, has announced an animated film on the life of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Telugu film site 123telugu reported the announcement on 10 November.

The film, called Śaraṇāgati, is written and directed by Gaura Shakti Dasa and produced by Transcendental Films, with Dive Deep AI Studio. Hombale will present it and distribute it worldwide, according to the report. Rajesh Singh and Lohith Rao are the producers, and Sridhar Shikaripura is the visual director.

It tells the story of Prabhupada’s journey from India to the United States in 1965, at the age of 69, with copies of the Bhagavad Gita. The makers say they are using motion capture technology aided by artificial intelligence.

The film is made with the blessings of ISKCON, ISKCON Bangalore and the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, the report said. It is due in cinemas worldwide in August 2027, timed to Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja, the yearly celebration of his birth.

Hombale’s earlier animated film, Mahavatar Narsimha, was a hit in 2025. The languages of the new film were not announced.