RKD Studios and Primeshow Entertainment’s HanuMan (dubbed from the Telugu film of the same name; UA) is the story of a young man, Hanumanth (Teja Sajja), who gets superhero powers from Lord Hanuman, which he uses to fight injustice against the poor people of his village. Michael (Vinay Rai), another young man who has superhero powers, wants to know what gives Hanumanth the superhero strength so that he can usurp the same. How Hanumanth defeats Michael and emerges the ultimate hero is what the film is all about.
Prasanth Varma has penned an interesting and engaging story with a good dash of mythology thrown in. The screenplay, written by Scriptsville (Sneha Sameera, Sai Krishna, Hiranmaye Kalyan and Sumanth), has plenty of drama and entertainment. The initial reels are a bit confusing but after that, the proceedings become fully comprehensible and enjoyable. The scenes in which Hanumanth uses his superpowers to defeat the evil men are particularly exciting. The scenes showing Lord Ram or Lord Hanuman aiding Hanumanth will draw rounds of applause from the audience. The comedy is also pretty entertaining. The scene in which Hanumanth learns about why his elder sister’s marriage is not being solemnised is very emotional. Riya Mukherjee and RKD Studios’ dialogues often touch the heart.
Teja Sajja acts ably as Hanumanth. His innocence wins the audience over. Amritha Aiyer gets limited scope as Dr. Meenakshi. She looks pretty and acts quite well. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar is very effective as Hanumanth’s sister. Vinay Rai plays villain Michael ably. Getup Srinu stands out wonderfully as Kasi. Raj Deepak Shetty has his moments as Gajapati. Vennela Kishore is good in the role of Siri. Satya is excellent as Gunneshwar Rao. Samuthirakani has his moments. Rohini Noni lends fine support as Meenakshi’s friend. Others lend very good support.
Prasanth Varma’s direction is lovely. His narration caters to the target audience — the masses and the families. Music (by Anudeep Dev, Gowra Hari and Krishna Saurabh) is quite tuneful but the absence of hit songs is felt. Lyrics (Riya Mukherjee and Subrat Sinha) are appealing. Vijay Binny’s choreography is quite eye-filling. Gowra Hari’s background music is extraordinary. Shivendra Dasaradhi’s cinematography is wonderful and the film’s visual beauty is a treat for the eyes. Action and stunt scenes (by Nandu and Pridhvi) afford a lot of thrill. Nagendra Tangala’s production designing is of a fine standard. Sai Babu Talari’s editing is sharp. Dubbing is excellent.
On the whole, HanuMan is an entertainer and it will score very well at the box-office.
Released on 12-1-’24 at Inox (daily 3 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru AA Films. Publicity: good. Opening: fair. …….Also released all over. Opening was fair at places, and good at others.