South renowned filmmaker Prashanth Varma, who rose to pan India popularity with psychological thriller ,Awe and mythology thriller Hanu-Man , is currently dealing with a number of challenges. Hanu-Man has made over 300 crores, however it appears that his upcoming initiatives are encountering obstacles.
Naturally, questions are being raised about why two major projects of his have been shelved . Despite these setbacks, Prasanth remains a talented director with a strong grasp of his craft.
Prasanth Varma’s upcoming film Jai Hanuman starrring Rishab Shetty
There are rumors speculating on the internet that budgetary constraints caused production delays following the announcement of Jai Hanu-Man .The project was first supported by Prime Show Entertainment before switching to Mythri Movie Makers.
Ranveer Singh confirmed that Prashanth’s Bollywood superhero movie with him has been canceled because of creative disagreements. Prashanth’s project with Balakrishna’s son Mokshagna was delayed, which increased the tension.
Despite Nandamuri Balakrishna’s explanation of Mokshagna’s health, there were rumors of creative disagreements between director and the actor. Prashanth’s upcoming films could suffer if this project is indefinitely shelved. Prashanth reportedly finds it difficult to deal with the ambiguity around these initiatives, as there have been no official updates released as of yet.
Prasanth Varma’s upcoming film Jai Hanuman starrring Rishab Shetty
Prasanth collaborates with National award-winning actor Rishab Shetty for his next film, Jai Hanuman , which is a part of Prashanth Varma Cinematic Universe franchise. Director unveiled the first-look poster of the film on his social media account on October 30 with out any announcement.
Jai Hanuman’s first look was well received by the audiences generating hype for the film. Fans felt that it represented Lord Hanuman’s physical strength and spiritual devotion towards Lord Ram. As mentioned by the makers, this new chapter is set in the mythological context of Kaliyuga, and imagines Lord Hanuman in Agnyathavas, or self-imposed exile.
Jai Hanuman serves as a sequel to the 2024 blockbuster movie HanuMan and is expected to hit movie is all the theaters worldwide in mid 2025.