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Niranjan Reddy Says HanuMan budget increased 5 times more?
Updated : Jan 5, 2024
The talk of the town HanuMan producer Niranjan Reddy interacted with media about the film. He revealed lot of monopoly issues in the industries while feeling dissatisfied way the big film grabbing theatres. HanuMan releasing on January 12th in clash with Superstar Mahesh Babu.
Talking about his background, he said "My father hails from Nalgonda. He is a retired government employee. I grew up in Hyderabad. I have no film background. I want to stay in the film industry for the next 25 years. I have been a distributor in Guntur and Vizag territories. We have also dabbled in Nizam."
Talking about HanuMan, he said "We are hoping for a fair release for 'Hanu-Man' this January 12. We have to be given a fighting chance first. Otherwise, we won't be able to cash in on the buzz that our film has come to enjoy. The exhibitors are very positive about the content of 'Hanu-Man'."
Talking about theatres issue, he said "We can only request for an adequate number of screens to be allotted. If we don't get a fair share, it is for the audience to decide. The response to our film's teaser and trailer has been huge. This potential must not be killed. That's our view."
He added "Dil Raju garu wants our film to be released on either January 11 or 14. But ours is not a one-language film. We have spent crores of rupees announcing the release date as January 12 across languages and territories. The date can't be changed now."
The release in foreign languages (like English, Korean, Chinese and Japanese) won't be happening in the first phase. It will happen after the release in the Indian languages.
'Hanu-Man' may feature a small actor, but its budget is Rs 75 Cr. It can't be compared with a big movie made on a budget of Rs 150 Cr featuring a superstar. Our movie is a major one in its own right. The final budget of 'Hanu-Man' went up by five times. I was amazed by the director's vision.
Hanu-Man' has made a theatrical business revenue of Rs 20 Cr in the Telugu States. This is huge given the small star cast. We have made very good numbers in the Hindi belt as well from the pre-release theatrical business.
There is a talk that Chiranjeevi garu will be seen in a scene in 'Hanu-Man'. The surprise factor is for the audience to discover, if at all (smiles). I can't thank Ravi Teja garu enough for lending his voice to a monkey's character.
