Sailesh Kolanu is the writer and director of the 2022 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller HIT: The Second Case. It is the sequel to HIT: The First Case (2020), the first episode in the HIT Universe. Adivi Sesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Suhas, and Rao Ramesh are among the film’s stars. HIT: The Second Case opened on December 2, 2022, to enthusiastic reviews from reviewers and quickly achieved movie office success.
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| Directed by | Sailesh Kolanu |
| Written by | Sailesh Kolanu |
| Produced by | Prashanti Tipirneni Nani as (presenter) |
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| Cinematography | S. Manikandan |
| Edited by | Garry BH |
| Music by | Songs: M. M. Srilekha Score: John Stewart Eduri |
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Wall Poster Cinema
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Running time
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118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹15 crore |
| Box office | ₹42.50 crore |
Cast
- Adivi Sesh as Krishna Dev IPS (K.D), SP of HIT, Visakhapatnam
- Meenakshi Chaudhary as Aarya
- Suhas as Dr. Rajeev Kumar Koduri alias Kumar, Ram Prasad’s son
- Rao Ramesh as DGP Nageswara Rao
- Tanikella Bharani as Sanjana’s father
- Posani Krishna Murali as News reporter
- Komalee Prasad as SI Varsha
- Maganti Srinath as Abhilash
- Srikanth Iyengar
- Harsha Vardhan as Ram Prasad Koduri
- Divya Narni as Rajitha
- Gujjuru Hemanth as Police constable
- Kedar Shankar as KD’s father
- Brahmaji as Shinde
- Kancharapalem Raju as Raghavudu’s father
- Dhaasshyam Geetha Bhascker as Aarya’s mother
- Nani as Arjun Sarkaar IPS (cameo appearance)
- Vishwak Sen as Vikram Rudraraju (Archive footage)
Release
HIT: The Second Case was released theatrically on 2 December 2022. Earlier, the film was scheduled to release on 29 July 2022. However, Sesh announced that the film was postponed due to the promotional works of his film Major (2022) and the film having production delays. On November 25, The film has received an A certificate because of its gruesome nature and use of profanity.
The theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹145 million (US$1.7 million). A Hindi dubbed version was released theatrically on 30 December 2022. The film was premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 6 January 2023.
