Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024)
Pushpa Raj now runs the red-sandalwood trade. The police officer he humiliated wants revenge.
- Year
- 2024
- Language
- Telugu (also Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali)
- Director
- Sukumar
- Starring
- Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil
- Also
- Sequel to Pushpa: The Rise (2021) · Music by Devi Sri Prasad
The story
After rising from labourer to boss of the red-sandalwood smuggling syndicate in the first film, Pushpa now has money and power, and a wife, Srivalli. His enemy, the police officer Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, is determined to bring him down.
The film is built around big set pieces, including a celebrated sequence at a village festival.
Why it matters
- The Hindi-dubbed version was a giant success, especially in North India.
- It is among the highest-grossing Indian films ever.
- Allu Arjun won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the first film, Pushpa: The Rise, the first Telugu actor to do so.
Where to watch
Pushpa 2 is available on licensed streaming services in several languages. Availability changes from country to country and month to month; see how to find a legal stream. Please don't use pirate download sites: they are illegal in India and a common source of malware.
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