Stylish Star Allu Arjun tasted his career's biggest hit with Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo last year and the actor is completely focused on his next film titled Pushpa. The film is touted to be an action thriller and is set in red sandalwood backdrop in Chittoor district. Sukumar is the director and the shoot of the film came to a halt after the arrival of the second wave of coronavirus pandemic. Allu Arjun too is tested positive for coronavirus and the actor recovered well. Sukumar and Allu Arjun decided to release the film in two installments which was not the initial plan.

As per the update, the makers revised the budget of the film and the number of working days are getting increased by 100 days. Allu Arjun who quoted Rs 30 crores for the movie doubled his remuneration. He would be taking Rs 60 crores remuneration for the movie for both the installments along with a profit share. Sukumar too is charging huge for the film. Mythri Movie Makers are the producers and Devi Sri Prasad is the music director. The shoot of first part will resume in July and the film will have a theatrical release this year. The second installment will have its theatrical release during the second half of 2022.