| HIT: The First Case | |
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| Directed by | Sailesh Kolanu |
| Written by | Sailesh Kolanu |
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| Starring | Vishwak Sen Ruhani Sharma |
| Cinematography | S. Manikandan |
| Edited by | Garry BH |
| Music by | Vivek Sagar |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹6.2 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹8 crore[1] |
HIT: The First Case is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by debutant Sailesh Kolanu and produced by Prashanti Tipirneni. It stars Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma. The plot follows Vikram Rudraraju, a police officer of the Telangana state's Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) who is tasked with investigating the missing case of an eighteen year old girl.
The First Case was released theatrically on 28 February 2020 and emerged as a profitable venture at the box office.[2]
The film was followed by a standalone sequel titled HIT: The Second Case. Sailesh Kolanu also helmed the Hindi remake of The First Case with the same title, was released on 2nd December 2022, which was commercially successful at the box office.The story is followed up in HIT: The Second Case, also directed by Sailesh, with both the films forming a part of the planned HIT Universe.
- ^ a b Chaudhury, Shreshtha (5 September 2024). "Hit The Third Case Box Office: Will Nani Take The Threequel To A 100 Crore Total For The Franchise? Revisiting Milestone Of Part 1 & 2!". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "'HIT' Box-Office: Vishwak Sen's crime-thriller enters into profits in the first week itself". The Times of India. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.