Pushpa (film series)

Pushpa
Pushpa
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Directed by	Sukumar
Written by	Story and Screenplay:; Sukumar; Dialogue:; Srikanth Vissa
Produced by	Naveen Yerneni; Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar;
Starring	Allu Arjun; Rashmika Mandanna; Fahadh Faasil; Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari; Sunil; Anasuya Bharadwaj; Dhananjaya; Ajay Ghosh; Rao Ramesh; Jagapathi Babu;
Cinematography	Miroslaw Kuba Brozek
Edited by	Karthika Srinivas; Ruben; (Pushpa: The Rise); Naveen Nooli; (Pushpa 2: The Rule)
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Production; companies	Mythri Movie Makers; Muttamsetty Media; Sukumar Writings
Distributed by	Mythri Movie Makers (Telugu) (1 & 2); Lyca Productions and Sri Lakshmi Movies (Tamil) (1); AGS Entertainment (Tamil) (2); Goldmines Telefilms and AA Films (Hindi) (1); AA Films (Hindi) (2); Swagath Enterprises (Kannada) (1); N Cinemas (Kannada) (2); Prithviraj Productions (Malayalam) (1); E4 Entertainment (Malayalam) (2);
Release dates	17 December 2021 (Pushpa: The Rise); 5 December 2024 (Pushpa 2: The Rule);
Running time	403 minutes (2 films)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹750–835 crore (2 films)
Box office	₹2,002–2,193.5 crore (2 films)

Pushpa is an Indian Telugu-language action drama film series created by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, Muttamsetty Media and Sukumar Writings. The series stars Allu Arjun in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast. Pushpa Raj is a laborer who rises through the ranks of a red sandalwood smuggling syndicate in the late 1990s. He starts out working for a small sum, but dreams of a better life.

The first installment, Pushpa: The Rise, was released on 17 December 2021 and became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2021. The second installment, Pushpa 2: The Rule, was released on 5 December 2024. The sequel broke several opening day records and became the highest day-one grossing film ever in India. It eventually emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, highest-grossing film in India, second highest-grossing Telugu film, and the Third highest-grossing Indian film of all time.