Hanu-Man (2024) on Netflix
NR20242h 39mActionAdventureFantasy
In Anjanadri, the petty thief Hanumanthu is drawn to Meenakshi, a doctor who defies the tyrant Gajapathi. Wounded and thrown into the ocean, he touches a divine gem.
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- Netflix4.1/5
- IMDb7.7/1030,826 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes86%
Behind the Scenes
Plot summary
The tyrant Gajapathi rules the village of Anjanadri, where Meenakshi works as a doctor and speaks out against him. Hanumanthu, a petty thief, admires her from a distance. When Gajapathi arranges a bandit attack to get rid of Meenakshi, Hanumanthu steps in to save her, is gravely wounded, and is thrown into the ocean. In the water he comes upon a gemstone said to have formed from a drop of Hanuman's blood. His sister Anjamma and his friend Kasi find him, and he heals quickly; sunlight on the gem gives him superhuman strength. In Mumbai, Michael operates as a vigilante called Mega-Man, relying on gadgets built by his friend Siri, and wants powers that are genuine.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hanu-Man (2024)
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- Rishab Shetty was approached to play Vibhishana in Hanu-Man but declined the role, citing his commitments to Kantara, so the part went to Samuthirakani.
- Tamil actor Vinay Rai, who plays the antagonist, found the suit for his role so difficult to wear that he lost two kilograms while shooting.
- The AI tools ChatGPT and Midjourney were used to design posters for Hanu-Man, alongside pre-visualization, matte painting and 3D work.
- The team rebuilt the entire Maharshi set on the floor at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad in a single day to film Hanu-Man's climax scenes.
- More than a hundred versions of the Rudramani, the gem formed from a drop of Hanuman's blood, were made in various shapes to make it look natural and believable, with the blood drop placed as Rama's name inside a protective shield.
- Hanu-Man became the first Telugu film to introduce NFT collectibles, with the team launching them on 13 December 2022.
- Prasanth Varma cast Amritha Aiyer as the film's lead actress Meenakshi after watching her in the song 'Neeli Neeli Aakasam'; her character's name was revealed in December 2021.
- Hanu-Man was the biggest Sankranthi hit in 92 years of Tollywood history and broke several box-office records for a Telugu film.
