Why Nani’s ‘Hi Nanna’ is being released as ‘Hi Nanna’ in all South Indian languages

By Shashiprasad SM                5/12/2023

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Written and directed by Shouryuv, 'Hi Nanna' features Nani and Mrunal Thakur in the lead and will be released on 7 December.

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Hi Nanna, which roughly translates to “Hi Father” in English, has been titled Hi Nanna across all four South Indian languages and Hi Pappa in Hind.

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Wondering what’s the logic behind having a common title for all South Indian languages and a different one for Hindi.

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Well, Natural Star Nani explains that it is done to facilitate the audience to follow the movie with a single hashtag in the present digital era.

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Nani reveals that the characters played by Mrunal Thakur and the kid refer to him as “Nanna” in the film.

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However, the title of the movie has been changed to Hi Pappa since “Nanna” in Hindi means grandfather!

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Directed by Shouryuv, Hi Nanna talks about the universal topic — the bond between a daughter and a father.

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