Hanuman Ansh on SonyLIV from November 27: Rs 342 crore hit streams

Hanuman Ansh, the Hindi devotional film inspired by the life of the saint Neem Karoli Baba, will stream on SonyLIV from Friday, 27 November 2026, in Hindi and Telugu. Director Vishal Chaturvedi and the platform announced the date on Friday, 6 November 2026 in a joint social media post. Sony Pictures Networks India has bought both the digital and television rights, and the film will later have its television premiere on Sony MAX, on a date not yet announced. The film opened in cinemas on 7 August 2026 and has been one of the year's surprise box office successes.

Hanuman Ansh is unusual for Hindi cinema in 2026. It has no top-billed star, it is built around a modern saint rather than a figure from the epics, and it was made by a director who also wrote it. Yet, by the trade tracker's count, it has collected more than Rs 340 crore net in India. That places it among the year's bigger Hindi earners and shows the size of the audience for devotional stories told on the big screen.

The film has also had a long run in cinemas before reaching a streaming service. Trade reports note that its makers allowed a considerably longer theatrical window than most recent Hindi releases before moving it to an OTT platform, the term for online video services. That kept audiences going to theatres while word of mouth spread. The dubbed Telugu version, released in October, extended that run in the southern market.

For SonyLIV, the deal brings a proven theatrical hit to its catalogue during the festive season, and the simultaneous Hindi and Telugu streaming release lets it reach both audiences on the same day. The later television premiere on Sony MAX gives the film a third life with family audiences who watch films on television rather than online.

The film is inspired by Neem Karoli Baba, a twentieth-century Hindu saint whose followers regard him as a devotee of Hanuman, which the title reflects. It presents his life as a devotional story with actors, including a younger version of the saint played by Vihaan Shedge; it is a dramatised biopic, not a documentary, and viewers should treat its events as the film-makers' telling.

Peepals calculation: From the theatrical release on 7 August to the streaming premiere on 27 November is 112 days, or 16 weeks. On the tracker's figures, the worldwide gross of about Rs 453 crore is roughly 1.32 times the India net of about Rs 342 crore (453 / 342 ≈ 1.32), meaning overseas collections plus taxes and the gross-net gap make up the difference. Our calculation from the reported figures.

Short-term: Viewers who missed the film in cinemas can watch it on SonyLIV from 27 November with a subscription, in Hindi or Telugu.

Long-term: The film's long theatrical run and strong earnings may encourage producers to back more devotional and spiritual biopics, and to hold back streaming releases when a film keeps drawing audiences.

Who is affected: SonyLIV subscribers, followers of Neem Karoli Baba, cinema owners who benefited from the long run, and Hindi and Telugu film audiences.

What to watch next: the SonyLIV premiere on 27 November 2026 and the announcement of the Sony MAX television premiere date.

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