Cinematic universes in Telugu Cinema

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The term "cinematic universe" is currently trending in the Indian film industry.

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The term "Cinematic Universe" has become popular in the West, although Indian cinema has just recently begun to embrace it.

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Directors Ayan Mukherji, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Sailesh Kolanu, and Prashanth Varma have all lately launched their own cinematic worlds.

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The cinematic universe is a collection of interconnected films featuring diverse characters and plots set in the same world.

What is a Cinematic Universe?

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Hollywood cinematic universes such as Marvel Cinematic Universe (Avengers, Captain America, Spider Man, Thor)

Hollywood Influence

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DC Universe (Batman, Superman, Wonder Women, Black Adam, Justice League) have motivated Indian filmmakers to create their own cinematic universes.

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By building his own cinematic universe, Tamil director Lokesh Kanagraj has generated blockbusters such as "Khaidi" and "Vikram."

Who started this trend in India?

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The creative director also revealed the upcoming movie from his cinematic world, Lokesh Cinematic Universe.

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Director Sailesh Kolanu's and actor Nani's 'HIT' movie franchise has raised the curtain on Telugu cinematic universe trends.

‘HIT’ Franchise

In Telugu cinema

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The second film in the HIT universe has been released and is doing well.

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Prashanth Varma, a young director, has also announced his own cinematic universe; 

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 his upcoming film "Hanuman," starring Teja Sajja, will be the first movie from his own cinematic universe. He also announced another film, "Adhira."

P. Vasu's horror film "Chandramukhi" was followed by a sequel "Nagavalli" starring Venkatesh. Raghava Lawrence is now working on the third sequel.

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Sukumar, the director of "Pushpa," had stated that his blockbuster film "Arya," starring Allu Arjun, will have a sequel. If his dreams become a project, moviegoers will be in for a wonderful treat.

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Arya

Puri Jagannadh directed both "Pokiri" and "Businessman," in which Mahesh Babu played the lead role.

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Pokiri-Businessman

Puri once mentioned that he planned to combine the characters of the gangster (Surya Bhai from Businessman) and the cop (Pandu from Pokiri) in a new film.

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If Puri develops a new film with Mahesh Babu, it will make place for an exciting cop-gangster franchise.

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The interest in traditional movies has waned in recent years, reflecting a change in the audience pulse.

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The Future

Audiences are looking for original concepts and plotlines. Given the current state of the film industry, cinematic universes are very certain to succeed.

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