{"id":21515,"date":"2024-01-15T18:13:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=21515"},"modified":"2024-01-15T18:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:13:24","slug":"an-indian-film-hanu-man-is-gaining-momentum-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=21515","title":{"rendered":"An Indian Film \u2018Hanu Man\u2019 is Gaining Momentum in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":t4\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\">\n<div id=\":t0\" class=\"Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":vg\" aria-controls=\":vg\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>@Nirvana Studios<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\">The Telugu-language film, <i><strong>Hanu Man<\/strong>, is gaining momentum in North America.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\">The superhero feature starring <b>Teja Sajja<\/b><i>, <\/i>distributed by California-based Nirvana Studios, screened in 430 locations over the weekend, earning $2.3 million, the film has made $9 million worldwide since its January 12 release, including $6 million in India, $188,000 in the U.K., $181,000 in Australia, and $136,000 in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\">The feature is now adding more screens in North America, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/asia\/hanu-man-indian-superhero-film-hit-north-america-screens-1235871902\/\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\"><b>Variety<\/b><\/span><\/a> reports. Set in the fictional village of Anjanadri, the movie follows Hanumanthu (Sajja)<b>, <\/b>whose life changes when he finds himself embroiled in a local conflict and discovers a precious gem, \u2018Mani,\u2019 which bestows him with superpowers akin to Lord Hanuman. He uses these powers to protect his village from evil forces but things take an evil turn when Michael, a superhero-obsessed person, learns about the Mani and wants to possess it.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\"><strong><i>Hanu Man<\/i><\/strong> is a spin on the name of Lord Hanuman a revered deity in Ramanya. He was a loyal companion to Rama and fought the battle against Ravan. Furthermore, he is considered one of the seven immortals of Indian mythology and is considered a very powerful and divine being.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\">\u201cIt was a crowded release weekend, but we were well prepared and put in a lot of thought, had a release strategy planned for the film, and we covered every city. &#8220;For a film of this scale, opening across 430 locations is pretty good,\u201d Nirvana Studio\u2019s Sundeep Yerramreddy said in a statement.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\">Along with Sajja, the movie stars Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Vinay Rai.Prasanth Varma (<strong><i>Zombie Reddy) <\/i><\/strong>directed <i><strong>Hanu Man<\/strong>.<\/i> Niranjan Reddy Kandagatla produced the film for Primeshow Entertainment. A <strong><i>Hanu Man<\/i><\/strong> sequel, <strong><i>Jai<\/i><i>Hanuman<\/i><\/strong>, will premiere in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nirvana Studios promoted the movie across radio and social media, especially Instagram, in North America. The studio also promoted<strong> <i>Hanu<\/i> <i>Man<\/i><\/strong> via tie-ups with South Asian restaurants and grocery stores. Nirvana will add at least 100 locations across North America from January 18.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@Nirvana Studios The Telugu-language film, Hanu Man, is gaining momentum in North America. The superhero feature starring Teja Sajja, distributed by California-based Nirvana Studios, screened in 430 locations over the weekend, earning $2.3 million, the film has made $9 million worldwide since its January 12 release, including $6 million in India, $188,000 in the U.K.,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[19939,19946,19945,19944,19936,19937,19947,19943,19938,19940,19942,19941],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An Indian Film \u2018Hanu Man\u2019 is Gaining Momentum in North America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hanu Man : An imaginary place called Anjanadri where the protagonist gets the powers of Hanuman and fights for Anjanadri.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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