Currently,
everyone
is
talking
about
Allu
Arjun's
upcoming
film,
Pushpa.
Directed
by
Sukumar,
the
first
look
poster
of
the
movie
was
unveiled
yesterday
on
social
media
as
it
was
Allu
Arjun's
birthday.
Since
then,
Pushpa
has
become
a
hot
topic
of
discussion,
and
fans
just
can't
stop
gushing
over
their
favourite
actor's
rugged
avatar
in
the
film.
Going
by
the
response
that
the
first
look
poster
received,
it's
pretty
evident
that
Pushpa
is
going
to
be
a
crowd-puller,
and
Allu
Arjun
definitely
has
a
hit
under
his
sleeve.
However,
the
talented
actor
was
never
the
first
choice
for
Sukumar's
much-awaited
directorial
venture.
Initially,
the
film
was
offered
to
Mahesh
Babu,
but
the
Superstar
doesn't
like
playing
characters
with
grey
shades
and
therefore,
rejected
Pushpa,
according
to
gulte.com.
Apart
from
that,
Mahesh
also
prefers
to
stay
away
from
roles
that
require
a
drastic
makeover
as
his
fans
are
crazy
about
his
good-looks.
And
that's
one
reason
why
his
films
work
big
time
at
the
box
office.
Back
in
2003,
Mahesh
did
experiment
with
his
on-screen
look
for
the
movie
Nijam,
but
it
backfired
and
since
then,
the
44-year-old
has
never
compromised
with
his
looks.
For
Pushpa,
Mahesh
needed
to
change
his
look
and
the
talented
actor
wasn't
game
for
it.
Reportedly,
he
did
ask
Sukumar
to
make
changes
to
the
character
but
that
didn't
happen
and
due
to
these
creative
differences,
Mahesh
ultimately
backed
off
from
the
action-drama.
Anyway,
the
Maharshi
actor
is
now
said
to
be
joining
hands
with
filmmaker
Parasuram
for
his
next
outing,
though
an
official
announcement
regarding
the
same
is
still
awaited.