Jan 15, 2024, 12:29 PM IST

7 must-watch Indian superhero films

Aman Wadhwa

Anil Kapoor receives a cloaking device that grants him the power of invisibility in the 1987 cult classic Mr. India

Hrithik Roshan plays the titular superhero Krrish in the franchise directed by his father and filmmaker Rakesh Roshan

Shah Rukh Khan is the superhero G.One in Ra.One, which is now hailed for being a novel attempt and for its visual effects

Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor fights for injustice as Bhavesh Joshi Superhero in the 2018 vigilante action drama film 

Tovino Thomas becomes the superhero Minnal Murali after being struck by a lightning in this 2021 Malayalam film

Sivakarthikeyan leads the 2023 Tamil superhero film Maaveeran, which deals with corruption and poverty 

The latest entry in this list is the 2024 Telugu superhero film HanuMan starring Teja Sajja in the title role

HanuMan is being lauded for its storytelling, visuals, performances, and for blending mythology with superhero genre

Director Prasanth Varma plans to build a cinematic universe of Indian superheros starting with HanuMan