''Hanu Man'' (also marketed as ''HanuMan'') is an upcoming Indian

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written and directed by

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. Produced by Primeshow Entertainment, the film features Teja Sajja,

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, and

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in main roles. The film is set in the fictional village Anjanadri. It will be the first film of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU), followed by, ''Adhira''.

Cast

* Teja Sajja as Hanumanthu *

as Meenakshi *

as Anjamma *

as Michael *

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* Satya * Getup Srinu *

Production

Development

After successfully directing ''

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'' (2021), Varma announced his fourth film on 29 May 2021, coinciding with his birthday. It was announced that the film will be the first

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. In an interview with ''

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'' said that "the film is inspired by the

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God

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", 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.

Cast and crew

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

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, with a pooja ceremony and muhurtam shot done.

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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

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and

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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.

Release

The film is scheduled to release on 12 May 2023 in Telugu, along with the dubbed versions of

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and

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. In February 2022, ''

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and

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at a cost of .

References

External links

Official production website
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