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.