HIT: The First Case

HIT: The First Case
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sailesh Kolanu
Written by	Sailesh Kolanu
Produced by	Prashanti Tipirneni Nani
Starring	Vishwak Sen Ruhani Sharma
Cinematography	S. Manikandan
Edited by	Garry BH
Music by	Vivek Sagar
Production company	Wall Poster Cinema
Release date	28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹6.2 crore
Box office	₹11 crore

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.^[1]

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, which was released in July 2022.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.