Hyderabad: Actor Allu Arjun’s new film Pushpa: The Rise opened in cinemas across down south to packed houses. In the south states, opening day tickets were sold out in pre-sale, prompting many celebrities to joke about their unsuccessful attempts to find a ticket.
Pushpa is expected to drive people back to theatres after the second lockdown ended. There seems to be a massive demand for opening day tickets. “Half my day has been spent answering phone calls from people asking for Pushpa tickets… there’s not one available in all of Hyderabad. And I ask them back if they can get me tickets:) The josh of a big release is such an exciting time:) Wishing the whole team a blockbuster (sic),” wrote filmmaker Rahul Ravindran on his Twitter page.
Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna’s latest flick Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1is a complete package of story, romance, comedy, mass scenes and good direction. Sukumar has hit the right chords with the backdrop of the movie and the tone of the film. Allu Arjun clearly shoulders the movie throughout with his acting and dialogue delivery. His transformation for the role is surely commendable and his efforts do pay off in the film.
Pushpa will be available in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, among other languages.
Pushpa marks Allu Arjun’s reunion with director Sukumar and composer Devi Sri Prasad. The trio has earlier delivered two blockbuster movies: Arya and Arya 2. It is noteworthy that it is Arya that turned Allu Arjun into an overnight sensation.
The movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna who will be sharing screen space with Allu Arjun for the first time. The film marks the Tollywood debut of Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil, who is playing the main antagonist in the movie. The film also has Jagapathi Babu, Dhananjay, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj among others.
