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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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
