In an exclusive interview, director Prasanth Varma talks about his upcoming movie HanuMan and how it is unlike any DC-Marvel superhero movie.
Right from the time HanuMan was announced in 2021, there has been a lot of buzz about this first-ever Telugu superhero film. Its 34-year-old director, Prasanth Varma, attributes the excitement and craze around the film to none other than Lord Hanuman. “It’s all due to Hanuman ji. We are in Delhi right now and we just visited an ancient Hanuman ji temple and I have never seen so much crowd in a Hanuman ji temple before. A lot of people love him, adore him and the way they pray to him is at another level. The buzz around the film is 99% Hanuman ji and one per cent my content,” smiles Varma, as he chats with HT exclusively about his latest film.
The much-anticipated HanuMan stars Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Raj Deepak Shetty and Vinay Rai, and is produced by Niranjan Reddy Kandagatla. The movie is set to release on January 12, 2024, in Telugu, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
The ambitious director says that once he hands over the first copy of the film, he usually gets detached but HanuMan is a different experience and an important film for him. “If this film works, I want to introduce new directors for the subsequent superhero projects. There is a lot of scope to tell other stories from our itihaas and culture. That’s why I want this film to work,” says Varma who is busy promoting the film across India.
While HanuMan seems to have elements of Hinduism, will it cut across all religions and be appealing to everyone? Pat comes the reply from Varma, “There is no mention of religion in this movie. There’s only the Hanuman ji character. There are a lot of people from other religions who respect and love Hanuman ji. For instance, many who worked on the VFX on this film are from other religions. Our entire team has given its best to this movie. HanuMan is going to appeal to all ages and there is not a single element that’ll make you uncomfortable in this film. You can go with your entire family, have fun and get blessed.”🎥✨
