Prasanth Varma's 'Hanu-Man' to release in Japan

The Telugu superhit film Hanu-Man is all set to release in Japan. Prasanth Varma’s directorial is all about a village lad, who similar to the Hindu god Hanuman discovers his powers and saves his village.

Sharing the news of international acclaim, director Prasanth Varma, took to X to share the Japanese poster of the film.

“Hanu-Man is releasing in Japan on 4 October, 2024” he wrote. According to reports, the film will be released with Japanese subtitles.

In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in interest in Indian, especially Telugu films in Japan. Previously Rajamouli’s Baahubali and RRR were released in Japan, and also gained the audiences love.

With Hanu-Man also being an action entertainer, with a backdrop of mythology, the makers are hopeful, it will make its mark in Japan.

Hanu-Man review: Mostly engaging with the 90s-template filmmaking

A superhit film

The film was released in India in the four south Indian languages and Hindi on 12 January, during the Sankranthi. Headlined by Teja Sajja, the film became a superhit surpassing all other star-studded Sankranthi releases.

Hanu-Man was up against Mahesh Babu, Venkatesh, and Nagarjuna — three big stars of Tollywood.

Hanu-Man not only held its own among all four Sankranthi releases but also emerged as the biggest winner.

Storywise, Hanu-Man doesn’t boast of much novelty. It is a classic tale of good versus evil with the superhero tropes of Hollywood. What made Hanu-Man click was how Prasanth Varma weaved the elements of mythology in a contemporary setting. The amalgamation of devotion with the superhero elements made a perfect mix.

Our review read: “This Hanu-Man does not make a serious superhero film but rather a comedy entertainer catering mostly to children. Bearing the final pre-climax block, the story appears to be a tried-and-tested template of a film released during the 90s.”

In fact, the makers have already started working on the second part of the film titled Jai Hanuman.