‘Pushpa’ was that Allu Arjun film, after watching which we forgot Rajesh Khanna’s evergreen dialogues like ‘Pushpa’, I hate tears. Since the release of this film, every child in India is seen speaking the dialogue “Flower samjhe kya? Fire hai main” with great swag, thinking the name to be Pushpa. ‘Pushpa the Rise’, released 3 years ago, taught Bollywood a big lesson with its success. This film told the Hindi film industry, which blindly follows Hollywood trends, that they have forgotten to make films for the common people. ‘Pushpa the Rise’ introduced me to that angry young man hero, who had disappeared from Hindi films. Now, whoever liked Pushpa the Rise, must watch Pushpa the Rule. So, I watched this film as well and this film did not disappoint me at all.
If Pushpa the Rise was fire in terms of story, direction, cinematography and music, then Pushpa the Rule is wildfire. Rashmika Mandanna is good. But the eyes do not move away from Allu Arjun in the entire film. I often complain about South films that women are not respected in these films, but Allu Arjun and Sukumar have surprised me. Both of them have done something in this film that is not easy for any superstar to do. But Allu Arjun showed that courage. The way women have been respected in this film, I think every South film maker should learn from it. This is a great film and with this film Allu Arjun has started a new trend in the industry. Let us now talk about this film in detail.
Story
The story of Pushparaj (Allu Arjun), who smuggles blood sandalwood, moves forward. Now Pushpa is no longer a laborer, he has become a big man. But even today Shrivalli (Rashmika Mandanna) makes him dance on her fingers. Now even the CM of the state changes at Pushpa’s signal. But this ‘business’ of hers is still under the shadow of SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat (Fahadh Faasil). Pushpa is in the lead and Shekhawat is behind her. Will the fight between these two end? What other twists will Pushpa’s life take? What will happen to Pushpa’s family, who had taken away her name from Pushparaj? To know the answers to all these questions, you will have to go to the theatre and watch this film.
Know how is this film
When I watch a film for review, the notepad on the mobile is often open. What is interesting in the film, which interesting dialogue has been spoken? I often write this in this notepad. But Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’ is such a film, while watching which I completely forgot that I would have to write things related to it on the notepad. This 3 hour 20 minute film keeps you connected from the beginning till the end. Not for a moment do you feel that you are getting bored and the credit for this goes to the film’s director Sukumar.
Story and Direction
Just like there is a very beautiful chemistry between Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa, there is an even better chemistry between Allu Arjun and Sukumar. The only difference is that we cannot see it. But still we can feel it while watching the film. A new thinking is seen in every frame of this film and this new thinking makes every scene of ‘Pushpa 2’ special. For example, there is a scene in the film, where Shekhawat catches more than 200 companions of Pushpa. Now we hope that just like Arjun Kapoor came to the police station in ‘Singham Again’ and freed his companions by killing all the policemen, Pushpa will do the same. But what he does, you would have never imagined. We have to give half the credit to Allu Arjun for creating this amazing chemistry between the director sitting behind the camera and the actor performing in front of him.
Acting
Did you ever think that the whole country would like a character who walks with one shoulder bent down, whose hair is grown from beard to head, who wears clothes of bright strange colors? But Allu Arjun has done that amazingly. Allu Arjun is a mass hero, whether in real life or in films, he has always been seen in a stylish look. But in Pushpa, he has focused on his performance without worrying about his image or look. ‘Pushpa 2’ is the best film of Allu Arjun’s career so far. In the trailer and poster of the film, he was seen in the avatar of Kali Maa wearing a sari. This look is not just to attract people’s attention, there is a revolutionary thought behind it and the performance given by Allu Arjun wearing a sari will not be forgotten by the people who have seen this film for a long time.
In Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal’, Arshad Warsi and Ajay Devgan also wore women’s clothes. Ritesh Deshmukh and Saif Ali Khan also performed scenes as women in their films. But in Hindi films, an actor dressing up as a girl is often used for comedy. But looking at the scenes Allu Arjun has given wearing a sari, it seems that he has started a new trend in the film industry.
Rashmika Mandanna has brought life into the character of Shrivalli. Her presence or absence in Pushpa Part 1 did not make much difference. But in Pushpa 2, Rashmika tells why her presence in this film is important. Fahadh Faasil is also good. But this time his character was presented with a tadka of comedy.
Dubbing and Music
Another special thing about Pushpa 2 is the dubbing and background music of this film. Shreyas Talpade’s voice does complete justice to the character of Pushpa. The songs of the film are not memorable. But special efforts have been made on the background music. Wherever Hindi music was needed in the background, Hindi music has been used. Often, South makers interested in making pan-India films forget this small thing.
Why watch Pushpa 2
Some people did not like the story of Pushpa 1. The makers of Pushpa took this feedback seriously and worked on their story. A lot of efforts have been made on the story of Pushpa 2. There is not a single scene in the entire story where we feel that Pushpa is doing something wrong. There is violence in the film. But unlike Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’, this film does not have thoughtless violence. There is violence in ‘Pushpa’ 2. But this violence justifies itself. Where we feel like closing our eyes after watching Animal’s violence, we applaud and say hit more after watching Pushpa’s violence.
The thing that I liked the most about Pushpa in this film is his respect for his wife and other women. This hero of Pushpa 2 does not consider shedding tears in front of women as his weakness, sometimes he goes on the backfoot and gives his wife a chance to speak in his favor. For him, his wife’s happiness is as important as his own. These are very small scenes to watch. But this shows the changed thinking of South cinema and this change feels good.
The direction of Pushpa’s action scenes is also amazing. Every action scene has been designed in a special way, after watching it it feels like we are watching it for the first time. Watching this film in the theater will be a great experience. One thing is for sure that ‘Pushpa’ does not create as much ruckus on the first entry as it does on the second entry’ So Pushpa’s second entry has been done in the theater and what ruckus has it created? To know this you will have to go to the theater.
Movie: Pushpa 2: The Rule
Actors: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Fasil
Director: Sukumar
Release: Theater
Rating: 4.5 stars