HIT is an Indian crime thriller film series created by Sailesh Kolanu. The title is an acronym for "Homicide Intervention Team".
The first film, , was released on 28 February 2020, the second, , on 2 December 2022, and the third, ', on 1 May 2025. It is currently the 6th highest-grossing Telugu film series worldwide.
âÂÂI 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,â 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 ', 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 has replaced Vishwak Sen in the sequel. Nani wanted the franchise to be "concept oriented" rather than "star oriented," so he moved the setting from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh and chose Sesh as the protagonist. Meenakshi Chaudhary 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.
Vikram Rudraraju, is an SP in HIT at Hyderabad, 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 Vishwak Sen in the lead role, along with Ruhani Sharma.
Krishna Dev, shortly known as KD is an SP in HIT at Visakhapatnam, is assigned to catch a serial killer, who is responsible for gruesome murders of several women. The film stars Adivi Sesh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary.
Arjun Sarkaar, an SP in HIT Jammu and Kashmir is transferred to Visakhapatnam to catch a group of serial killers who are responsible for the gruesome murders of several people. The film stars Nani and Srinidhi Shetty.