Telugu film HanuMan is making waves at the box-office. Starring Teja Sajja and Vinay Rai, the film minted Rs 11.50 crores on Wednesday. Directed by Prasanth Varma, the movie is on its way to crossing the Rs 100 crore milestone. According to market tracker Sacnilk, the total collection in India has reached an impressive Rs 80.46 crore and the film  had an overall 64.69% Telugu occupancy on Wednesday.

HanuMan started with a decent Rs 4.15 crores at the box office. However, thanks to positive word-of-mouth, the film experienced a major surge on the second day, raking in Rs 8 crore. The excitement kept going, with Rs 12 crores on Saturday and a whopping Rs 16 crores on Sunday. Even on Monday, the movie stayed strong, bringing in another Rs 15 crores. 

Facing off against Mahesh Babu's Guntur Kaaram, Hanuman opened with about one-fifth of Guntur Kaaram's first-day earnings. However, Hanuman found success through positive word-of-mouth while Guntur Kaaram raked in Rs 6 crore on its sixth day of release, which is almost 50 per cent less than what HanuMan earned. As per reports, the number of screens accorded to Hanuman has been increased, including in the Hindi cinema circuit.

HanuMan also stars Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Raj Deepak Shetty among others in pivotal roles. During the pre-release event, Chiranjeevi revealed that the makers would contribute Rs 5 from every ticket sold to the Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.

The film also topped the BookMyShow sales chart in the last 24 hours, snagging the top spot with 229K sales. Meanwhile, GunturKaaram and Ayalaan had 70K and 62K sales.

Teja Sajja recently opened up about the film and told IANS, “The very idea of doing a superhero film is very exciting for me, has been exciting throughout the process. In this film, a young boy gets superpowers by the grace of Lord Hanuman and then how he fights for his people and his religion.”

(With inputs from agencies)