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 Primeshow Entertainment.^[4] It stars Teja Sajja in the title role, alongside Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Samuthirakani, Vinay Rai and Vennela Kishore.^[5] The movie is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri and is the first installment of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU).^[6][7] 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.

Hanu-Man
Directed by	Prasanth Varma
Screenplay by	Scriptsville
Story by	Prasanth Varma
Produced by	K. Niranjan Reddy
Starring	Teja Sajja Amritha Aiyer Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Samuthirakani Vinay Rai Vennela Kishore
Cinematography	Dasaradhi Sivendra
Edited by	Sai Babu Talari
Music by	Score: GowraHari Songs: GowraHari Anudeep Dev
Production company	Primeshow Entertainment
Distributed by	Mythri Movie Makers RKD Studios AA Films Sakthi Film Factory
Release date	12 January 2024 (2024-01-12)
Running time	158 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹40 crore[2]
Box office	₹300 crores[3]

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 ₹300 crore (US$39 million),^[3] emerging as the second highest-grossing Indian movie of 2024, highest-grossing Telugu movie of 2024 and the eighth highest-grossing Telugu movie worldwide.^[8] A sequel is in development.

Cast

• Teja Sajja as Hanumanthu / Hanu-Man, Anjamma's brother^[9]
• 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^[10]
• 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^[11]
• Sunishith as himself (cameo)^[12]
• Ravi Teja as Koti, a monkey (voice-over)