Hyderabad Comic Con 2024 underway at Hitex
Hyderabad residents experienced the ultimate comic and pop-culture on day-one of the event
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Hyderabad, January 28: This long weekend in Hyderabad was a delight for comic and pop culture enthusiasts as the city experienced the return of the Maruti Suzuki Arena Hyderabad Comic Con powered by Crunchyroll. With an exciting line-up charted across two days, on January 27-28, the event witnessed fans flocking into the Hitex Exhibition Centre, one of the largest event venues in Hyderabad.
The event started with a hot off the book launches for Karejwa by Bakarmax, Hanuman Forever & Ever by Hyderabad’s very own artist Rajesh Nagulakonda & writer Sourav Dutta, latest volume in the series: Forbidden Verse: LEO's Civil War and Queensland Studios’ debut novel EndWars. A special session with Radio Mirchi pumped up the audiences, who then participated in Amar Chitra Katha’s emoji quest.
The crowd gathered to cheer actor Varun Tej and director Shakti promoting their upcoming film Operation Valentine.
While addressing the audiences, Varun Tej said: “I attended Comic Con in Hyderabad a few years ago, cosplaying as Batman. I’m a hardcore DC fan. But this time I am here as I am playing a real life superhero on-screen. As an actor, a lot of the characters you play are superheroes on paper, but it is very rare to be able to play a superhero in real life. So, my role in Operation Valentine was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me.”
The 2024 Comic Con also had an insightful and fun-filled line-up on its first day with a special session by Crunchyroll, and performances by local and global artists like Rico Renzi, Special Performance by Proximity Crew, Geek Fruit, Panther and Binge-O Clock LIVE with Rohan Joshi & Sahil Shah.
The event on the first day ended on a high note with Comic Con’s top notch highlight - the Hyderabad Comic Con Cosplay Contest and Indian Championship of Cosplay, where hundreds of cosplayers compete for a prize pool of over Rs 3 lakh, including the daily cash prizes of Rs 35,000-75,000.
The second day will witness a line-up of exciting book launches, including the launch of ACK's Deva with actor Rana Daggubati, a special session with artist Danesh Mohiuddin, first look of Telugu feature film - Gaami, a music & art fusion performance by Afsar Syed & Mooz One and special performances by MC Altaf and comedian Aakash Gupta.
