Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rule post theatrical rights locked by this OTT platform

We had earlier reported that Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rule, directed by Sukumar will be hitting theatres on August 15, 2024. The makers had announced this news back in September 2023. Although no other details regarding the film have been released, OTT giant Netflix revealed that the film will be released on their platform post the theatrical release in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.

The first part, Pushpa: The Rise won two National Awards. Allu Arjun won the Best Lead Actor (Male) Category, while Devi Sri Prasad won an award the Best Music Director Category. Pushpa also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Dhanunjaya, Rao Ramesh, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj and Jagadish Prathap Bhandari. 

Pushpa revolves around the life of the eponymous red sandalwood smuggler. While the first film dealt with his rise from rags to riches in the face of adversity and discrimination on grounds of his parentage, the second film might deal with his struggle to maintain power in the face of Fahadh Faasil's Inspector Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat. The makers of the film had released a promotional video titled "Where Is Pushpa?" back in April last year, where we learn that the story of Pushpa: The Rule moves to 2004. Pushpa Raj is missing, with the people of Tirupati and the adjoining areas in Chittoor revolting in protest while police officers impose Article 144 in the area. A glimpse of Pushpa is finally seen on footage, hiding in the jungle. 

Pushpa is produced by Naveen Yerneni and Ravi Shankar Yalamanchili under the Mythri Movie Makers banner. The film is written by Sukumar himself, with dialogues by AR Prabhav and Srikanth Vissa. Miroslaw Kuba Brozek is Pushpa's cinematographer, with editing done by Ruben and Karthika Srinivas. Pushpa: The Rule will be releasing in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.