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‘Hanu Man’ Indian Superhero Film Emerges as Hit, Adds Screens in North America (EXCLUSIVE)
Telugu-language Indian superhero film 'Hanu Man' has emerged as a hit and is adding screens in North America.
The film is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri and follows Hanumanthu, who miraculously awakens Hindu god Lord Hanuman’s power after being involved in an accident near the sea. “Hanu Man,” distributed by California-based Nirvana Studios in North America, opened in 430 locations to a three-day weekend debut of $2.3 million, according to numbers released by Comscore. In the Indian film release lineup “Hanu Man” opened against Telugu-language action films, “Guntur Kaaram,” starring superstar Mahesh Babu, and “Saindhav,” headlined by veteran Venkatesh Daggubati and Nawazuddin Siddiqui; Tamil-language film period action epic “Captain Miller,” starring A-lister Dhanush; Sriram Raghavan’s thriller “Merry Christmas,” featuring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, in Tamil and Hindi-language versions; Tamil-language sci-fi film “Ayalaan,” starring Sivakarthikeyan; Telugu-language period action drama “Naa Saami Ranga,” headlined by Akkineni Nagarjuna; and Malayalam-language crime thriller “Abraham Ozler,” starring Jayaram.
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