''HIT'' is an Indian

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-language series of

crime thriller film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...

s created by Sailesh Kolanu. The title is an acronym for "Homicide Intervention Team". The first film, '' HIT: The First Case,'' was released on 28 February 2020, the second, '' HIT: The Second Case,'' was released on 2 December 2022, and the third, ''HIT: The Third Case'', was released on 1 May 2025. It is currently the 10th 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. Sailesh Kolanu who directed the first film of the franchise would be directing this.

Adivi Sesh Adivi Sesh Sunny Chandra (born 17 December 1984) is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his work in action and suspense thrillers, he's received various awards including an IIFA Utsavam, IIFA Award T ...

has replaced

Vishwak Sen Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Prasad Naidu on 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead actor in 2017 with the film ''Vellipomakey''. He made his debut as a director in 201 ...

in the sequel. Nani wanted the franchise to be "concept oriented" rather than "star oriented," so he moved the setting from

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and chose Sesh as the protagonist.

Meenakshi Chaudhary Meenakshi Chaudhary (born 5 March 1997) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned as ...

was cast opposite Sesh. Sen said he missed out on the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, and wished he'd be part of ''HIT'' 3 or 4.

Films

''HIT: The First Case'' (2020)

Vikram Rudraraju, is an SP in HIT at

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, 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

in the lead role, along with

Ruhani Sharma Ruhani Sharma is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in with the Tamil film '' Kadaisi Bench Karthi'' (2017) and received praise for her lead role in '' Chi La Sow'' (2018), marking her Tel ...

''HIT: The Second Case'' (2022)

Krishna Dev, shortly known as KD is an SP in HIT at

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, is assigned to catch a serial killer, who is responsible for gruesome murders of several women. The film stars

, and

''HIT: The Third Case'' (2025)

Arjun Sarkaar, an SP in HIT at

, is assigned to case in

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to catch a group of serial killers who are responsible for the gruesome murders of several people. The film stars Nani and

Srinidhi Shetty Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant title holder, who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu films. She won the Miss Supranational pageant in 2016, becoming the second Indian to win the c ...

''HIT: The Fourth Case'' (TBD)

Cast and characters

Reception

Box office performance

References

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