Recently,
it
was
reported
that
Vijay
Sethupathi
has
walked
out
of
the
highly-hyped
movie
Pushpa.
The
Tamil
actor
had
to
leave
the
project
due
to
date
issues.
Well,
the
makers,
who
were
in
search
of
Mr.
Suitable,
have
finally
decided
on
Kannada
actor
Dhananjay
for
the
role.
The
Popcorn
Monkey
Tiger
actor
will
essay
an
equally
important
role
to
that
of
Allu
Arjun
in
the
movie.
As
per
the
buzz,
the
talks
have
been
done,
but
the
formal
agreement
is
yet
to
be
signed,
which
will
be
done
once
the
nationwide
lockdown
is
lifted.
Pushpa
will
mark
Dhananjay's
second
Telugu
venture
after
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Bhairava
Geetha.
Talking
about
his
character
in
the
movie,
there
were
speculations,
that
the
character
will
have
grey
shades,
but
the
makers
rubbished
the
rumours
saying
that
he
is
not
playing
the
main
villain.
Pushpa
directed
by
Rangasthalam
fame
Sukumar
will
have
Rashmika
Mandanna
as
the
female
lead.
Touted
to
be
a
full-blown
entertainer,
the
movie
revolves
around
the
story
of
sandalwood
smuggling
wherein
Allu
Arjun
will
essay
the
role
of
a
smuggler,
who
is
also
a
lorry
driver.
The
thriller
will
also
feature
Prakash
Raj,
Suniel
Shetty,
Jagapati
Babu,
Harish
Uthaman,
Vennela
Kishore,
and
Anasuya
Bharadwaj
in
pivotal
roles.
Bankrolled
by
Mythri
Movie
Makers,
the
thriller
has
music
composed
by
Devi
Sri
Prasad.
For
now,
the
movie
has
completed
its
first
shoot
schedule
and
the
second
schedule
in
the
forest
range
will
resume
after
the
lockdown
is
lifted.