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Directed by | Sailesh Kolanu |
Written by | Sailesh Kolanu |
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Cinematography | Sanu John Varghese |
Edited by | Karthika Srinivas |
Music by | Mickey J. Meyer |
Production companies | Wall Poster Cinema Unanimous Productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
HIT: The Third Case is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sailesh Kolanu. Produced by Prashanti Tipirneni and Nani, under Wall Poster Cinema and Unanimous Productions. The third installment in the HIT Universe and the sequel to HIT: The Second Case (2022), the film stars Nani and Srinidhi Shetty in the lead roles, alongside Adil Pala, Rao Ramesh, Brahmaji, and Maganti Srinath.
The film was officially announced in December 2022. Principal photography commenced in September 2024. Filming took place in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Jammu and Kashmir. The film has music composed by Mickey J. Meyer, cinematography handled by Sanu John Varghese and editing by Karthika Srinivas.
HIT: The Third Case is scheduled to release worldwide on 1 May 2025.
Arjun Sarkaar, an SP in HIT at Visakhapatnam, gets assigned to case for HIT in Jammu and Kashmir to catch a group of serial killers who are responsible for the gruesome murders of several people.
In December 2022, HIT: The Third Case was announced during the credits of HIT: The Second Case with Nani in the lead role. [2] [3] In February 2024, it was announced that #Nani32 was going to be directed by Sujeeth and produced by D. V. V. Danayya under DVV Entertainment. [4] [5] However due to production delays for OG, the film was postponed and in September 2024, it was announced that #Nani32 was going to be HIT: The Third Case directed by Sailesh Kolanu with Prashanti Tipirneni and Nani returning to produce the film under Wall Poster Cinema and Nani's newly announced production house, Unanimous Productions. [6] [7]
Principal photography commenced for the film in September 2024 in Hyderabad. [8] [9] The second schedule commenced in October 2024, in Visakhapatnam. [10] [11] Filming resumed in December 2024 in Jammu and Kashmir. [12] [13] In February 2025, it was reported that filming was scheduled to be finished by March 2025. [14] [15]
The soundtrack is composed by Mickey J. Meyer, in his second collaboration with Nani after Shyam Singha Roy (2021) and first collaboration with Sailesh Kolanu. [16]
HIT: The Third Case is scheduled to release on 1 May 2025 in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. [17]
The digital distribution rights of the film were acquired by Netflix. [18]