HanuMan: Yash To Play The Hanuman In Prasanth Varma's Sequel Titled Jai Hanuman? Actor's Team Clarifies

HanuMan: Yash As Hanuman In Prasanth Varmas Jai Hanuman?
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Hanuman, Prasanth Varma's epic fantasy film on Indian superhero Lord Hanuman, which was released amid heavy and star-studded competition during Sankranti 2024 emerged as the ultimate winner by not only minting money but also by achieving many firsts and setting records. The movie became the first highest-grosser of 2024 and highest highest-grosser in Telugu films of 2024. The movie set new records in the USA and the UK.

The movie which also stars several notable actors finally achieved the rare feat of earning Rs 300 Crore. In India from all the languages HanuMan was released, the movie already made about Rs 191 Crore and is likely to cross Rs 200 Crore.

HanuMan Premise
HanuMan is touted to be the first of its kind Indian superhero film in which the protagonist Hanumanthu will receive superpowers through Lord Hanuma's Rudhiramani. As the power-thirsty antagonist, Michael eyes his Rudhiramani to become a superhuman, his attempts are thwarted. He then wages a war to put an end to the atrocities that happen in his village called Anjanadri.

Yash In Jai Hanuman ?
Kannada superstar Yash, the KGF star is now rumoured as the actor who will be seen playing the role of Hanuman, in the sequel titled Jai Hanuman. At first, it was widely believed that actor-producer Rana Daggubati would play the role of Lord Hanuman in the movie. There are also reports that Rana is the one who encouraged Prasanth Varma to work on the sequel.

In the latest update, the actor's team reacted to this news of rumours about Yash playing Hanuman in 'Jai Hanuman' and brushed it off as fake news. They cleared the air by claiming that this news is baseless.

HanuMan Cast

Teja Sajja played the protagonist Hanumanthu in HanuMan. Amritha Aiyer is his love interest Meenakshi, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar is Hanumanthu's sister Anjamma. This first Telugu superhero film also boasts Vennela Kishore, Satya, Vinay Rai, Getup Srinu, Raj Deepak Shetty, Samuthirakani, Koushik Mahata, and Bhanu Prakash among others playing pivotal characters.

HanuMan Crew

Written and directed by Prasanth Varma, HanuMan is the production venture of K Niranjan Reddy under his banner Prime Show Entertainment. Hari Gowra and Krishna Saurabh worked on the film's background score and music. Dasaradhi Sivendra cranked the camera while Saibabu Talari worked as the editor.

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