HIT Universe

HIT Universe
Created by	Sailesh Kolanu
Original work	HIT: The First Case (2020)
Owners	Wall Poster Cinema Unanimous Productions
Years	2020–present
Films and television
Film(s)	HIT: The First Case (2020) HIT: The Second Case (2022) HIT: The Third Case (2025)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	HIT: The First Case HIT: The Second Case
Miscellaneous
Budget	Total (2 films): est. ₹21.2 crores
Box office	Total (2 films): est. ₹53.5 crores[ citation needed ]

HIT Universe is an Indian Telugu-language shared universe of crime thriller films created by Sailesh Kolanu. The universe's title is an acronym for "Homicide Intervention Team".^{[ citation needed ]}

The first installment of the universe HIT: The First Case was released on 28 February 2020 ^[1] and the second installment HIT: The Second Case was released on 2 December 2022. ^[2] It is currently the 13th highest-grossing Telugu film series worldwide.

Development

“I had written both the stories based on news reports in other countries, and it is eerie to see such real-life similarities prior to the release of these films,” says Sailesh.

On 24 October 2019, the ceremonial puja for The First Case was held and production for the film commenced. Nani and Prashanti Tipirneni produced the film under "Wall Poster Cinema" banner. This film is their second venture after Awe. A teaser was launched on 1 January 2020.

After the success of HIT: The First Case , Nani announced a sequel in February 2021, one year after the film's release. ^[3] Sailesh Kolanu who directed the first film of the franchise would be directing this. Adivi Sesh has replaced Vishwak Sen in the sequel. ^[4] Nani wanted the franchise to be "concept oriented" rather than "star oriented," so he moved the setting from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh and chose Sesh as the protagonist. ^[5] Meenakshi Chaudhary was cast opposite Sesh. ^[6] Sen said he missed out on the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, and wished he'd be part of HIT 3 or 4.^{[ citation needed ]}

Films

Film	Protagonist	Release date	Director	Producer
HIT: The First Case	Vishwak Sen	28 February 2020	Sailesh Kolanu	Wall Poster Cinema
HIT: The Second Case	Adivi Sesh	2 December 2022
HIT: The Third Case	Nani	1 May 2025		Wall Poster Cinema Unanimous Productions

HIT: The First Case (2020)

Main article: HIT: The First Case

Vikram Rudraraju, a police officer in the Telangana CID, works in the Homicide Intervention Team HIT, where he is assigned to investigate the missing case of an 18 year-old girl Preethi.

HIT: The First Case is the first installment of the HIT Universe, which stars Vishwak Sen in the lead role, along with Ruhani Sharma.

HIT: The Second Case (2022)

Main article: HIT: The Second Case

Krishna Dev, shortly known as KD is an SP in HIT at Visakhapatnam, is assigned to catch a serial killer, who is responsible for gruesome murders of several women.

HIT: The Second Case is the second installment of the HIT Universe, which stars Adivi Sesh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary.

HIT: The Third Case (2025)

Main article: HIT: The Third Case

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.

HIT: The Third Case is the third installment of the HIT Universe, which stars Nani, and Srinidhi Shetty.

Cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in HIT Universe.

• An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
•  ^A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
•  ^C indicates a cameo role.
•  ^V indicates a voice-only role.

Actor	Films
	HIT: The First Case (2020)	HIT: The Second Case (2022)	HIT:The Third Case (2025)
Vishwak Sen	Vikram Rudaraju	Vikram Rudaraju A
Adivi Sesh		Krishna Dev (K.D)
Nani		Arjun Sarkaar C	Arjun Sarkaar
Surya Srinivas			Ravi
Adil Pala			Zubair Ahmed Khan
Ruhani Sharma	Neha
Meenakshi Chaudhary		Aarya
Srinidhi Shetty			Mrudula
Maganti Srinath	Abhilash
Brahmaji	R. Shinde
Bhanu Chander	Vishwanath	Vishwanath A
Rao Ramesh		Nageswara Rao

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Budget	Box office revenue
HIT: The First Case	28 February 2020	₹6 crore (US$690,000)	₹11 crore (US$1.3 million)
HIT: The Second Case	2 December 2022	₹15 crore (US$1.7 million)	₹42.5 crore (US$4.9 million)
Total		₹21 crore (US$2.4 million) (two films)	₹53.5 crore (US$6.1 million) (two films)

See also

• HIT: The First Case, a remake of the first film in the series in Hindi
• YRF Spy Universe
• Cop Universe
• Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe
• Lokesh Cinematic Universe
• Goodachari

References

1. Nyayapati, Neeshita (24 October 2019). "Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma's next titled 'Hit'". The Times of India . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
2. "'HIT' Box-Office: Vishwak Sen's crime-thriller enters into profits in the first week itself". The Times of India . 6 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
3. "Nani announces HIT 2, says its time to go on a nailbiting journey". The Indian Express . 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "Telugu film HIT sequel announced with Adivi Sesh in lead; producer Nani unveils first poster". Firstpost . 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
5. "'HIT 2': Nani Reveals Why Adivi Sesh Is The Perfect Choice For The Film". Outlook . 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
6. Adivi, Sashidhar (4 March 2021). "Meenakshi Chaudhary bags Hit 2". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.