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Pushpa: The Rise

Pushpa: The Rise

20216.82h 59m

Overview

As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.

Directed by Sukumar
Written by Chandrabose, Srikanth Vissa, Sukumar
Produced by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar
Box OfficeBudget: $17.2MRevenue: $45.8M

Top Cast

Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun

Pushpa Raj

Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna

Srivalli

Jagadeesh Bandari

Jagadeesh Bandari

Kesava

Sunil Varma

Sunil Varma

Mangalam Srinu

Anasuya Bharadwaj

Anasuya Bharadwaj

Dakshayani

Dhananjay

Dhananjay

Jolly Reddy

Ajay Ghosh

Ajay Ghosh

Konda Reddy

Fahadh Faasil

Fahadh Faasil

Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat

Rao Ramesh

Rao Ramesh

Bhumireddy Siddappa Naidu

Ajay

Ajay

Molleti Mohan Raj

Themes & Keywords

rags to richessmugglerssandalwoodegotisticalauthoritarian

About Pushpa: The Rise

Pushpa: The Rise is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of rags to riches, smugglers, sandalwood, egotistical, authoritarian. Directed by Sukumar, it stars Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Jagadeesh Bandari. As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.

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