Actor Allu Arjun will make a comeback as his famous character Pushpa this year with the movie sequel, ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule,’ which is set to release on August 15 this year. Amid the excitement of the film release, Allu has spilled the beans on planning a franchise on his character, with one more film on the cards.
Speaking to Variety at the ongoing Berlin International Film Festival, Allu Arjun said about ‘Pushpa,’ “we do want to make it a franchise.” He said, “You can definitely expect part three. We do want to make it a franchise and we have exciting ideas for the lineup. I just want to see how people abroad are going to see this film, and try to understand how they view Indian cinema, just understand how film festivals are and what kind of films are watched and what is the mindset of the people that come there.”
He further addressed the feedback he received about the film from audiences in India and abroad. “I didn’t find much of a difference [between] the way the urban Indians have watched the film and the people overseas. And I think urban Indians are similar to global audiences. So, all the things that they have liked in terms of the candidness of the film or the performances, I’ve got similar feedback from urban audiences in India and overseas,” he said.
Released in 2021, ‘Pushpa 1: The Rise’ became a huge blockbuster across India, making Allu one of the newer pan-India stars. The movie saw him play a daily wage worker turned red sanders smuggler who rises in ranks and wants to build an empire of his own. Allu won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role.