Hanu Man (also marketed as HanuMan) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language superhero film written and directed by Prasanth Varma. Produced by Primeshow Entertainment, the film features an ensemble cast of Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Raj Deepak Shetty and Vinay Rai. Hanu Man is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri and is first installment of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU), followed by Adhira. The film is scheduled to release on 12 January 2024, on the occasion of Sankranti.
Cast
- Teja Sajja as Hanumanthu
- Amritha Aiyer as Meenakshi
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Anjamma
- Vinay Rai as Michael
- Vennela Kishore
- Satya
- Getup Srinu
- Raj Deepak Shetty
Production
Development
After successfully directing Zombie Reddy (2021), Varma announced his fourth film on 29 May 2021, coinciding with his birthday. It was announced that the film will be the first superhero film in Telugu cinema. In an interview with Deccan Chronicle said that “the film is inspired by the Hindu God Hanuman”, adding “As for the title of the film, Prasanth says he chose it because it was a dedication to many who, when they think of any superpower or a superhero in Hindu mythology, we remember Lord Hanuman. In the film, the name of the protagonist is Hanu-Man”, regarding the title of the film.
Casting
Anudeep Dev, Hari Gowra and Krishna Saurabh were hired for composing the music of the film. It is edited by SB Raju Tallari. Teja Sajja joined the production on the launch day of the film, as the lead actor. The name of the fictional village was announced as Anjanadri.
Filming
The film was officially launched on 25 June 2021 in Hyderabad, with a pooja ceremony and muhurtam shot done. Principal photography of the film was also on the same day. As of August 2021, 40% of filming was completed. Filming of few action sequences and songs took place at Maredumilli and Paderu of Andhra Pradesh in September 2021.
During the teaser launch event held in Hyderabad in November 2022, Varma revealed that the production budget increased six times from the initial valuation.
Music
On the auspicious occasion of Hanuman Janmoshtav, a rendition of “Hanuman Chalisa” was released on 6 April 2023. “SuperHero HanuMan” was released on YouTube and other streaming platforms on 14 November 2023.
Release
The film is scheduled to release on 12 Jan 2024 in Telugu, along with the dubbed versions of Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
Home media
In February 2022, Eenadu reported that the non-theatrical rights (which includes satellite and post-theatrical digital streaming) of the film’s Telugu and Hindi versions were sold to ZEE5 and Zee Network at a cost of ₹16 crore (US$2.0 million).
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