The
Telugu
audience
was
highly
excited
when
the
makers
of
Pushpa
announced
Tamil
actor
Vijay
Sethupathi's
inclusion
in
Pushpa.
But
in
a
turn
of
events,
several
media
reports
suggested
that
the
actor
has
walked
out
of
the
project.
Several
speculations
were
made
about
his
exit
like
date
issues
and
creative
differences
with
the
makers.
Well
now,
the
actor
himself
has
clarified
the
rumours
by
bringing
all
the
speculations
to
a
full
stop.
During
a
recent
interview,
Vijay
revealed
that
he
decided
to
opt-out
of
the
project
owing
to
date
issues.
He
also
said
that
he
had
met
Sukumar
(director
of
Pushpa)
in
person
(before
the
lockdown)
to
enlighten
him
about
the
date
issue.
The
actor
said
that
he
eagerly
wanted
to
do
the
film,
but
opted
out
as
he
didn't
want
to
create
confusion
during
the
shoot.
He
also
talked
about
how
he
has
his
hands
full
with
other
Tamil
projects
that
need
to
be
finished
soon.
Well
now,
the
makers
of
the
Allu
Arjun-starrer
are
on
a
quest
for
an
actor,
who
could
replace
Vijay
for
the
highly-anticipated
project.
Earlier,
a
few
big
names
from
the
industry
had
emerged
suggesting
their
inclusion
in
the
film,
like
Bobby
Simha,
Roja,
Raj
Deepak
Shetty,
Dhananjay
and
Aadhi
Pinisetty.
However,
the
makers
have
not
yet
officially
zeroed
in
on
any
actor
so
far,
to
lock
horns
with
the
Stylish
Star.
Produced
by
Mythri
Movie
Makers
in
association
with
Muttamsetty
Media,
the
movie
will
also
feature
Rashmika
Mandanna
Prakash
Raj,
Jagapati
Babu,
Harish
Uthaman,
and
Vennela
Kishore
in
pivotal
roles.
Pushpa
will
start
rolling
from
mid-August
or
September,
after
the
team
analyses
the
condition
to
shoot
amid
COVID-19
lockdown.
There
are
also
reports
suggesting
that
the
makers
will
now
shoot
the
pending
sequences,
which
were
set
to
be
shot
in
Kerala,
in
Hyderabad's
Annapurna
Studios
itself.
A
forest
set
up
has
been
erected
for
the
same.