City Lights — release date, cast & campaign results
City Lights is a 2026 Kannada drama written and directed by Duniya Vijay, released in theatres on 18 September 2026. Vinay Rajkumar and Monisha Vijayakumar lead the story of a rural couple trying to build a life in Bengaluru. Produced by Vijay and Vikram Arya under Duniya Talkies and Yanthrodharaka Anjaneya, it has music by Charan Raj, cinematography by Shivasena, editing by Deepu S Kumar and dialogues by Maasti.
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Released18 Sep 2026
DirectorDuniya Vijay
StarringVinay Rajkumar, Monisha Vijayakumar
MusicCharan Raj
ProductionDuniya Talkies, Yanthrodharaka Anjaneya
GenreKannada drama
Box office≈ ₹8.76 crore India net, per Sacnilk (checked 26 Oct 2026)
Where to watchIn theatres (District)
SouthSide Studio handled marketing for City Lights, working directly with Duniya Vijay. This page records 293 social posts on our Kannada meme and film page network, posted from 2024-09-23 to 2026-10-07, which together drew 3.51 crore views. The archived post window is separate from the confirmed marketing assignment.
Every measured figure is pulled post by post from the Meta Graph API. 17 of these posts were published by the film's own account as collaborations, which Meta's API does not expose to us; they are listed with the campaign's per-post average and marked Estimated in the table.
City Lights: quick answers
When did City Lights release?
City Lights released on 18 Sep 2026.
Who directed City Lights?
City Lights is directed by Duniya Vijay.
Who is in the cast of City Lights?
City Lights stars Vinay Rajkumar, Monisha Vijayakumar.
Who produced City Lights?
City Lights is produced under Duniya Talkies and Yanthrodharaka Anjaneya.
Who composed the music for City Lights?
The music of City Lights is by Charan Raj.
How popular is City Lights on Instagram?
SouthSide Studio's campaign for City Lights has 293 posts on our owned Kannada film and meme network, with 3.51 crore views so far, measured post by post from the Meta Graph API.
Opening day (day 1, Fri 18 Sep 2026): ≈ ₹0.80 crore India net, per Sacnilk, checked 10 Oct 2026
First weekend (days 1–3, Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sep 2026): ≈ ₹3.02 crore India net, per Sacnilk, checked 10 Oct 2026
Week 1 (days 1–7, Fri 18 – Thu 24 Sep 2026): ≈ ₹5.15 crore India net, per Sacnilk, checked 10 Oct 2026
Week 2 (days 1–14, Fri 18 Sep – Thu 1 Oct 2026): ≈ ₹7.78 crore India net, per Sacnilk, checked 10 Oct 2026
Latest (to date): ≈ ₹8.76 crore India net (₹9.83 crore gross), per Sacnilk, checked 26 Oct 2026
Each checkpoint adds up the tracker's own day-by-day India net figures for every language version, as they stood on the day checked; the latest line is the tracker's running total. Trackers compile these figures from several sources and disagree with each other; they are estimates, not producer-reported or audited numbers, and not a measure of our campaign.
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Anand Audio uploaded the video of Onde Chandra from City Lights on the morning of 18 October. It is the second full video from the film on the label channel this week, after Alakh Niranjan on 14 October.