Given that
HanuMan is Telugu cinema’s first superhero movie, it has generated a lot of talk over the past. This film, directed by
Prasanth Varma, tells the thrilling tale of a local underdog who transforms into a superhero and saves the day with
Lord Hanuman‘s power and grit. The director along with the
hero Teja Sajja promoted their film with full zeal and devotion. The fantasy drama has been released in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and other languages. During an exclusive conversation with India.com,
HanuMan star Teja Sajja talked about Bollywood heartthrob
Shah Rukh Khan, the
Adipurush debacle and even
Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
Exclusive Interview: HanuMan Actor Teja Sajja on Shah Rukh Khan
Teja Sajja revealed why he would like to do the South remake of
Shah Rukh Khan’s film Chak De! India. The film centred around the Indian Women’s National Hockey team’s coach Kabir Khan, played by Shah Rukh Khan, who overcame all obstacles and led his all-girl squad to victory. Teja said, “I like the recent film more than the…I mean
Jawan,
Pathaan. I like these more than the old. Everybody is a huge fan of Shah Rukh sir for his romantic films but I am a fan for his new age film that he has been coming up with, maybe
Chak De! India or other films (sic).” He then looked to his director and confirmed that it would, indeed be the sports drama
Chak De! India.
With Hanumanthu’s supernatural abilities, he puts a stop to the evil doings in his town Anjanadri. Teja Sajja essays the role of protagonist Hanumanthu and Vinay Rai portrays the antagonist. Amritha Aiyer essays the role of Teja Sajja’s love interest, Meenakshi. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar played Anjamma, Hanumanthu’s sister. It would be interesting to watch how Prasanth Varma maintains the momentum with the Kalyan Dasari-starring sequel
Jai Hanuman and
Adhira.
We also talked about HanuMan movie‘s continuous comparison to Adipurush, which was a box office flop despite a huge budget and high hopes, with the director and actor – WATCH the entire interview video to know what they said!
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