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Allu Arjun calls himself the ‘biggest fan’ of Pushpa director Sukumar: ‘I could perform so well because…’

At the recent Pushpa 2 Thank You meet, Allu Arjun heaped praise on director Sukumar, crediting him for the recognition every team member received for their work on the film.

By: Entertainment Desk
Kochi | February 9, 2025 02:44 PM IST

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At the recent Pushpa 2 Thank You meet, Allu Arjun heaped praise on director Sukumar, crediting him for the recognition every team member received for their work on the film.

Actor Allu Arjun with director Sukumar on the sets of Pushpa The Rise. (Credit: Facebook/@aryasukku)

Following a massively successful theatrical run, during which it emerged as the third highest-grossing Indian film of all time, director Sukumar’s Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule recently debuted on OTT, drawing more audiences. At the Thank You meet on Saturday, Arjun heaped praise on Sukumar, crediting him for the recognition every team member received for their work on the film.

“The reason I could perform so well is that Sukumar loves performances. Any actor becomes a bad actor without good guidance, no matter how great a performer they are. Thank you for guiding all of us and making us do a ‘reasonably good’ job,” he said, urging everyone to give the filmmaker a standing ovation. “We are all characters in his dream and images in his projection. It’s the director who communicates directly with the audience,” the actor added.

Watch Allu Arjun and Sukumar’s Pushpa 2 trailer here:

Allu Arjun didn’t stop there and went on to praise Sukumar further, saying, “Thank you so much for making us win. On behalf of the entire Telugu film industry, thank you for making us feel so proud — we all owe you this. Sukumar, for me, is not just a person but an emotion. I’m your biggest fan. The joy people feel while watching a movie is the same joy I experience when you narrate a scene to me. You are a maverick. I keep telling people who are close to me that I’m glad I am close to such a maverick of a director.”

A sequel to Pushpa: The Rise (2021), for which Allu Arjun won his first National Film Award for Best Actor, Pushpa 2: The Rule was released on December 5, 2024, and became a global success. Also starring Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Jagapathi Babu, Sunil and Rao Ramesh, the film’s cinematography, editing and music were crafted by Miroslaw Kuba Brozek, Naveen Nooli and Devi Sri Prasad, respectively. While the movie grossed Rs 1,742.1 crore worldwide, as per industry tracker Sacnilk, its India nett collection stood at Rs 1,234.1 crore.

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