Hanu-Man

Hanu-Man (also marketed as HanuMan) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language superhero movie written and directed by Prasanth Varma and produced by K. Niranjan Reddy under Primeshow Entertainment. It stars Teja Sajja in the title role, alongside Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Samuthirakani, Vinay Rai and Vennela Kishore. The movie is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri and is the first installment of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU). Set in a place called Anjanadri (believed to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman), the movie follows the story of Hanumanthu, who gets the power of Lord Hanuman to save the people of Anjanadri, and faces off against Michael after coming in contact with a mysterious gem.

The movie was officially announced in May 2021. Principal photography commenced on 25 June 2021 in Hyderabad and was wrapped by mid-April 2023. The movie has music composed by GowraHari and Anudeep Dev; cinematography by Dasaradhi Sivendra; visual effects supervised by Venkat Kumar Jetty; and editing by Sai Babu Talari.

Hanu-Man was released on 12 January 2024, on the occasion of Sankranti to positive reviews from critics praising Prashanth Varma's direction, screenwriting, cast performances, visualisation of Lord Hanuman, background score, VFX, production design, and action sequences. The movie broke several box-office records for a Telugu movie. The movie has grossed over  , emerging as the second highest-grossing Indian movie of 2024, highest-grossing Telugu movie of 2024 and the eighth highest-grossing Telugu movie worldwide. A sequel is in development.

 Cast 

 Teja Sajja as Hanumanthu / Hanu-Man, Anjamma's brother
 Amritha Aiyer as Dr. Meenakshi
 Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Anjamma, Hanumanthu's elder sister
 Samuthirakani as Vibhishana, King of Lanka
 Vinay Rai as Michael / Mega Man
 Vennela Kishore as Sirivennela "Siri", Michael's friend
 Raj Deepak Shetty as Gajapathi
 Satya as Gunneswara Rao, a shopkeeper
 Getup Srinu as Kaasi
 Rohini Noni as Meenakshi's friend
 Rakesh Master as Puli Raju, Gajapathi's henchman
 Sunishith as himself (cameo)
 Ravi Teja as Koti, a monkey (voice-over)

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