Allu Arjun’s Pushpa was one of this year’s enormous box office hits. The actor has almost achieved cult status countrywide. And expectations on Pushpa 2 are now out of whack. Director Sukumar has been struggling for a long time to ensure that the story in Pushpa 2 has a universal appeal. Reports say that the shooting of part 2 will start in August. The first part of Pushpa was an unexpected success in Hindi. With this, many Bollywood companies are jumping to sign a deal for Pushpa 2.
So, the budget of Pushpa 2 is also increasing naturally with this. There are reports that Bunny is demanding a remuneration of Rs 90 crore for Part 2. He is also asking for a share in the business.
Sukumar received a remuneration of 18 crores for the first part. It seems that he is demanding around 45 crores for part 2. With this, up to Rs, 140 crores is going towards paying the hero and the director. Remunerations of other actors and production costs will be another 200 crores. Overall, it seems that the makers have locked the budget of Pushpa 2 at Rs 350 crores.
Allu Arjun's style, rough look, and mannerisms in the film Pushpa are well-liked by the North audience.