Pushpa – The Rise’ movie review
Pushpa – The Rise’ movie review: But for a few sparkling moments
The first edition of the two-part gangster drama is a mixed bag, despite a few riveting segments. Allu Arjun is impressive, but did an over-the-top and caricaturish opponent require a Fahadh Faasil?
An hour into director B Sukumar’s Telugu film *Pushpa – The Rise*, set in the Seshachalam forest bordering Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, a character makes a frenzied announcement to Pushparaj (Allu Arjun) that the cops are on their trail, with their eyes on the red sandalwood stocked in the godown. What follows in the next few minutes shows yet again why Telugu filmmakers excel in making masala segments that capture viewers’ imagination. How Pushpa hoodwinks the cops and secures the red sandalwood might seem tough in reality, but a larger-than-life Telugu film will make the audiences give into that suspension of disbelief.
*Pushpa – The Rise*, the first instalment of the two-part gangster drama, traces the rise of the shrewd protagonist from a daily wager to controlling the smuggling syndicate. The story takes place when pagers were in vogue and mobile phones a luxury.
Directed by Sukumar, *Pushpa 1: The Rise* turned out to be a huge blockbuster after its release in December 2021. Interestingly, there has not been a confirmation of the film’s re-release in India. Also starring Rashmika Mandanna, *Pushpa: The Rise* depicted the rise of a low-wage labourer (Arjun) in the smuggling syndicate of red sandalwood, a rare wood that grows only in the Seshachalam Hills of Andhra Pradesh state.
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The first part had set up a clash between Arjun’s titular character and Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil’s menacing inspector Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat.
*Pushpa 2: The Rule* is scheduled for a grand release worldwide on December 5, 2024. *Pushpa 2: The Rule* is produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers in association with Sukumar Writings. The film will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam languages.
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