Allu Arjun’s first look of “Pushpa 2-The Rule” has left Pushpa fan’s super excited about the film
Hyderabad: Telugu movie Pushpa: The Rise was a blockbuster, grossing ₹370–₹380 crore at the box office. The film emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film in 2021, and ranked among the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time.
A special video was shared by the Pushpa 2 team on Saturday to announce the sequel in conjunction with Allu Arjun's birthday.
On Friday April 07, the Telugu superstar took to his social media handles and shared the first poster of the sequel of his upcoming movie Pushpa 2: The Rule, written and directed by Sukumar.
In the poster, we see Allu Arjun dressed in a stunning new avatar with heavy traditional jewellery, flowers, and makeup. Also pictured is a nose ring, a pair of bangles, and jhumkas.
The poster has left Pushpa fan’s confused and curious, as the first look of Pushpa 2 gives different ideas of the actor’s character. Some argue that Allu Arjun might play a transgender in Pushpa 2. Nevertheless, only time will reveal the suspense behind the actor's look.
The teaser for Pushpa 2 has been unveiled in five different languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil. While the Telugu version has received 19 million views, the Hindi version has garnered 22 million views. The Kannada version has attracted 8.3 lakh views, while the Tamil and Malayalam versions have received 20 lakh and 7.9 lakh views, respectively.
If sources are to be believed, Allu Arjun has reportedly hiked his fee for the sequel, nearly double the amount of fees that he charged for “Pushpa: The Rise.”
A source from Hyderabad confirms, “Arjun’s fee for the Pushpa sequel is around Rs 85 crores which is a new record in the Telugu film industry.”
Reacting to the special video a fan wrote, “This film has the potential of beating the records of Pathaan,” .
Sukumar, the director of Pushpa 2, is not only garnering immense appreciation and fame from fans but also being hailed as a "creative director" by them. In light of his exceptional work on the sequel, the director has reportedly increased his fee for the project.
Reacting to the sequel’s teaser a fan wrote, “Sukumar is one of the most underrated directors, He deserves nation wide recognition. Pushpa The Rise created the platform, Now with this he will definitely RULE.”
Pushpa 2 is expected to open well at the box office. If this is indeed the case, it will help Allu Arjun further consolidate his standing as a pan-India star.
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Jai Bhim: Slogan that energised Dalits was first given at this central Maharashtra village
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (PTI): 'Jai Bhim': These two words have come to symbolise the awakening and empowerment of the Dalit community in independent India, but not many people know how it originated.
The slogan, which also encapsulates the immense reverence in which Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is held, was first raised at the Makranpur Parishad, a conference organised at Makranpur village in Kannad teshil of today's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra.
Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, died on December 6, 1956.
Bhausaheb More, the first president of the Scheduled Castes Federation of Marathwada, organised the first Makranpur Parishad on December 30, 1938.
Dr Ambedkar spoke at the conference and asked the people not to support the princely state of Hyderabad under which much of central Maharashtra then fell, said Assistant Commissioner of Police Pravin More, Bhausaheb's son.
"When Bhausaheb stood up to speak, he said every community has its own deity and they greet each other using the name of that deity. Dr Ambedkar showed us the path of progress, and he is like God to us. So henceforth, we should say 'Jai Bhim' while meeting each other. The people responded enthusiastically. A resolution accepting 'Jai Bhim' as the community's slogan was also passed," More told PTI.
"My father came in contact with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in his early years. Bhausaheb was aware of the atrocities the Nizam state committed on Dalits. He told Ambedkar about these atrocities, including the pressure to convert. Dr Ambedkar was strongly against these atrocities, and he decided to attend the 1938 conference," he said.
As Ambedkar was against the princely states, he was banned from giving speeches in the Hyderabad state but was allowed to travel through its territories. The Shivna river formed the border between Hyderabad and British India. Makranpur was chosen as the venue for the first conference because it was on the banks of Shivna but lay in the British territory, ACP More said.
The stage made of bricks, from where Dr Ambedkar addressed the conference, still stands. The conference is organised on December 30 every year to carry forward Ambedkar's thought, and the tradition was not discontinued even in 1972 when Maharashtra experienced one of the worst droughts in it history.
"My grandmother pledged her jewellery for the conference expenses. People from Khandesh, Vidarbha and Marathwada attended it. Despite a ban imposed by the Nizam's police, Ambedkar's followers crossed the river to attend the event," said ACP More.
"This is the 87th year of Makranpur Parishad. We have deliberately retained the venue as it helps spread Ambedkar's thought in rural areas," he added.
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