Pushpa

Pushpa is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sukumar with Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles along with Prakash Raj and Jagapathi Babu in key roles. It is produced under Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media with Devi Sri Prasad scoring music. The film will be released in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam languages.[1]

For other uses, see Pushpa (disambiguation).

Pushpa
Official first look poster
Directed bySukumar
Produced byY. Naveen
Y. Ravi Shankar
Written bySukumar
StarringAllu Arjun
Rashmika Mandanna
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
CinematographyMiroslaw Kuba Brozek
Edited byKarthika Srinivas
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

Production

Development

Initially Sukumar announced this project with Mahesh Babu as SSMB26. Later due to creative differences between the two Mahesh walked out of the film by signing his next Sarileru Neekevvaru under Anil Ravipudi's direction. Later Sukumar announced the project going ahead with Allu Arjun by making minor tweaks to the script.[3][4]

Crew

Music sittings for the film happened in September 2019, with music director Devi Sri Prasad who is the usual collabarator of director Sukumar for the music composition.[5] He chose Nani's Gangleader's cinematographer Miroslaw Kuba Brozek as DOP. After a short hiatus he chose Karthika Srinivas who last worked for director's 1: Nenokkadine for editing duties. He chose Mounika & Ramakrishna, the art directors of his last movie Rangasthalam for handling production design. [6]

Location scouting

Sukumar personally went for location scouting across Nallamala Forest as the movie set in Rayalaseema and Nellore and the plot revolves around red sanders smuggling.[7]

Launch

The film was formally launched on 30 October 2019 at 9:36 am. Allu Arjun,[8] Sukumar, Devi Sri Prasad, Mirlosaw and producers along with Allu Aravind, Surender Reddy and Koratala Siva graced the event.[9][10]

Casting

Vijay Sethupathi entered in talks to play the antagonist in October 2019[11] and was confirmed to be part of the film in January 2020.[12] Rashmika Mandanna was casted as lead actress in April 2019.[13] Jagapathi Babu and Prakash Raj are also cast to play key roles in the film.[14][15] In July 2020, it was reported that Sethupathi left the film citing date issues.[16]

Filming

The regular shooting of the film currently scheduled to begin early November 2019 without Allu Arjun on sets. He will be joining the production in March 2020 after his makeover. On the account of Sukumar birthday, the production house released a video which had the clips of the director interacting with cinematographer and fight choreographer and performing test shoot in Kerala's Athirappilly Falls and wishing him a happy birthday.[17][18][19]

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released during Diwali but filming is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References
  1. "Allu Arjun, Sukumar's new film titled 'Pushpa'". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 8 April 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Vora, Kashyap. "Allu Arjun hikes his fee for 'Pushpa' & the figures will leave you stumped; read details". Republic World. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Sukumar apologises to Mahesh Babu for choosing Allu Arjun for film over him". Indian Today. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Allu Arjun joins hands with Sukumar; Mahesh Babu opts out of the director's film". IndianExpress. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "Sukumar busy with music session with DSP". TeluguCinema. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. Mythri Movie Makers [@MythriOfficial] (30 October 2019). "Mythri Movie Makers #11 // #AA20PoojaCeremony // @alluarjun // #Sukumar // @ThisIsDSP // @iamRashmika // Miroslaw Kuba Brozek (DOP) // Karthika Srinivas (Editor) // Ramakrishna & Monika (Art)youtu.be/cs_drz6Ps5I" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Vijay Sethupathi to play villain in Allu Arjun and Sukumar's film 'AA 20'". IndianExpress. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  8. "Stylish Star Allu Arjun unveils his next movie Pushpa first look". boxofficecollection.
  9. Mythri Movie Makers [@MythriOfficial] (29 October 2019). "#AA20PoojaCeremony pic.twitter.com/U9zSjMdIdE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "#AA20 లాంచ్.. సాలిడ్ స్క్రిప్ట్ తో సిద్దమైన సుకుమార్". telugu.asianetnews.com.
  11. Nair, Tarun. "VIJAY SETHUPATHI AS AN ANTAGONIST". Republic World.
  12. "Vijay Sethupathi to play the antagonist in Allu Arjun's next film". hindustantimes.com.
  13. "It's CONFIRMED! Rashmika Mandanna to play the female lead in Allu Arjun and Sukumar's AA20 | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. 8 April 2019.
  14. "Tollywood: Allu Arjun's Pushpa Movie May Exceed Budget". The Hans India. 12 May 2020.
  15. "Allu Arjun Sports Rugged Look As He Shares Second Poster Of Upcoming Film 'Pushpa'". Republic World. 8 April 2020.
  16. "Vijay Sethupathi confirms opting out of Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. "#AA20 Making: Sukumar's interesting set up | Latest Andhra Pradesh Political and Movie News, Gossips, Movie Reviews, Analysis, Gallery - Gulte". m.gulte.com.
  18. "Happy Birthday Sukumar | #AA20 | Allu Arjun | Rashmika Mandanna | DSP | Mythri Movie Makers" – via www.youtube.com.
  19. "Special video by #AA20 team for Sukumar's birthday - Times of India". The Times of India.
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