Pushpa: The Rise

Pushpa: The Rise is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Sukumar, and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Muttamsetty Media. The film stars Allu Arjun as Pushpa Raj, a coolie who rises in a syndicate that smuggles red sandalwood, a rare wood that grows only in the Seshachalam Hills of Andhra Pradesh. It also stars Fahadh Faasil (in his Telugu debut) and Rashmika Mandanna while Dhananjaya, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Sunil, and Ajay Ghosh.

The film began production in December 2019 but was halted in March 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming resumed in November 2020 and ended in November 2021, predominantly taking place at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad and Maredumilli forest in Andhra Pradesh. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's score and soundtrack while the cinematography and editing are performed by Miroslaw Kuba Brozek and Karthika Srinivas–Ruben respectively.

A sequel was released in 2024.

Cast[]

Character		Actor
File:Pushpa Raj (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Pushpa Raj	Allu Arjun
File:SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS (Pushpa- The Rise).png	SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS	Fahadh Faasil
File:Srivalli (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Srivalli	Rashmika Mandanna
File:Kesava (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Kesava	Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari
File:Mangalam Srinu (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Mangalam Srinu	Sunil
File:MP Bhumireddy Siddappa Naidu (Pushpa- The Rise).png	MP Bhumireddy Siddappa Naidu	Rao Ramesh
File:Jaali Reddy (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Jaali Reddy	Dhananjaya
File:Dakshayani (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Dakshayani	Anasuya Bharadwaj
File:Molleti Mohan Rao (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Molleti Mohan Rao	Ajay
File:Konda Reddy (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Konda Reddy	Ajay Ghosh
File:DSP Govindappa (Pushpa- The Rise).png	DSP Govindappa	Shatru
File:Jakka Reddy (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Jakka Reddy	Shanmukh
File:Molleti Krishna Rao (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Molleti Krishna Rao	Sritej
File:Pushpa's niece (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Pushpa's niece	Pavani Karanam
File:Chennai Murugan (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Chennai Murugan	Mime Gopi
File:Sub-Inspector Kupparaju (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Sub-Inspector Kupparaju	Brahmaji
File:Parvatamma (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Parvatamma	Kalpalatha
File:Muniratnam (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Muniratnam	Dayanand Reddy
File:Mogileesu (Pushpa- The Rise).png	Mogileesu	Raj Tirandasu

International versions[]

	Language	Title
	English (subtitled)	Pushpa: The Rise
	Hindi	पुष्पा: द राइज़
	Japanese (subtitled)	プシュパ覚醒
	Kannada	ಪುಷ್ಪ: ದಿ ರೈಸ್
	Malayalam	ബീസ്റ്റ്: ദി റൈസ്
	Russian	Пушпа: Восхождение
	Tamil	புஷ்பா: தி ரைஸ்