HanuMan Cast: Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, Vinay Rai, Vennela Kishore, Samuthirakani, Ravi Teja(voice), Megastar Chiranjeevi(voice)
Crew:
Cinematography by Dasaradhi Sivendra
Edited by Sai Babu Talari
Music Anudeep Dev, GowraHari & Krishna Saurabh
Produced by Niranjan Reddy & Kandagatla
Written & Directed by Prasanth Varma
HanuMan is a new Super-hero film from Indian Cinema that is made with a mythological super-human connection to current generation. With young actor like Teja Sajja, Prasanth Varma has decided to take a huge risk and bravely attempted a larger than life concept. The movie released worldwide on 12th January, 2024 and let’s discuss about the film.
Plot:
Hanumanthu(Teja Sajja) is an aimless youth who has talent in hitting targets with slingshot and steals without any shame. His elder sister, Anjamma(Varalakshmi Sarathkumar) treats him like her own child. He loves doctor Meenakshi(Amritha Aiyer) and tries to gain her acceptance. One day, trying to save her he falls off a cliff and finds a pearl that has Lord Hanuman’s blood. What happens next? Watch the movie to know.
Analysis:
Prasanth Varma made an impressive debut with Awe and then made a different comedy, Zombie Reddy. Now, in HanuMan he tried Super-hero genre. And he even announced PVCU with this film. His bravery in attempting a film like this is appreciable at a moderate budget. He gave ample time to the VFX and CGI artists to deliver goods. His vision and ideas are appreciable too. But in his next films, if he doesn’t rely on scenes that seem to follow a template and create even fresh content that would benefit the Universe to sustain, further.
Within the budget constraints, the team made a very impactful film. Mainly, monologue about Hanuman and the infusion of characters with mythology is also impressive. The problem lies in Deja Vu of watching many Super-hero movies that follow such generic template. Still, film delivers a lasting impact with the climax portions and arrival of Hanuman is handled brilliantly by the team. BGM for this portion stands out. Visuals in the entire film are praise-worthy.
Teja Sajja has given his best to become the character. It seemed like a tailor-made role for him and he carried the movie on his shoulders. Ravi Teja’s voice helped in making monkey character have great funny moments. Amritha Aiyer, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar leave a good impression. Vinay Rai is very good in villainous role but he and Vennela Kishore get very generic scenes to perform. Overall, Prasanth Varma has delivered a watchable Super-hero film in a limited budget.
Bottom-line: Hanu-Man arrives!
Rating: 3/5