The latest superhero offering from India, HanuMan, hit theatres across the country on Friday to coincide with the Sankranthi festival. Directed by Prasanth Varma and starring Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Vinay Rai, the Telugu film has garnered glowing reviews for its modest budget yet entertaining storytelling.Prasanths Imaginative PlotsWith HanuMan, Prasanth explores an intriguing premise: how a village man gains extraordinary abilities after encountering a mystical totem. Fans are praising Prasanths ability to deliver a fresh superhero origin story on a limited budget.Family Entertainer with a MessageWhile providing thrilling superhero entertainment, HanuMan also offers thoughtful messages about everyday heroism and using ones powers wisely. The film is proving to be a wholesome Sankranthi family entertainer.With imaginative writing, impressive VFX, a charismatic lead performance, and an uplifting theme, Prasanth Varmas HanuMan packs a punch. Audiences agree it is a superpowered theatrical experience.VFX and Action SequencesDespite constraints, the visual effects and action sequences in HanuMan are being lauded as spectacularly executed. Viewers are marvelling at how the film manages big-screen worthy superhero feats through smart cinematography and post-production.Supporting Casts ContributionsTeja is backed by a strong supporting cast, including Amritha Aiyer and Vinay Rai. Their invested performances are enhancing the emotional heft and dramatic tension of the good-versus-evil plot.Prasant Varma Cinematic Universe Prasanth Varma is establishing his own cinematic universe, the Prasant Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU), which will kick off with his film HanuMan. After HanuMan, Varma plans to release a sequel titled Jai Hanuman in 2025. But before that sequel, producer DVV Danayyas son Kalyan Dasari will make his debut with Adhira, another superhero film in the PVCU that has already been announced. The first glimpse of Adhira shows a character gaining thunder and lightning powers from a totem. HanuMan and Adhira will lay the foundation for Varmas ambitious cinematic universe of superhero films.
