Income Tax Raids on Pushpa Director Sukumar? Here’s The TRUTH

In what came as an unexpected piece of information, news reports on the Income Tax department's raid on Pusha movie's director Sukumar surfaced online on Wednesday. As the fans of the director are taking to Twitter to know more about the speculation, a new piece of information has now come up stating that the raids are being conducted on the production house, Mythri Movie Makers. While nothing is official now, the reports on these rides are now the talk of the town.

As per the latest updates, the production house has some unaccounted income, and has also reportedly been involved in a money laundering racket. To note, MMM started producing movies back in 2015 and has given several blockbusters in the Tollywood industry. Their successful ventures include Srimanthudu, Janata Garage, Rangasthalam, Uppena, Pushpa: The Rise, Sarkaru Vaari Pata, Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veeraiah. Nevertheless, let us wait for official information to know if this report bears any truth.

Speaking of Sukumar, the filmmaker is presently busy with the production of Pushpa 2: The Rule. Starring superstar Allu Arjun in the lead role, Pushpa 2: The Rule is one of the highly anticipated movies as the first instalment of the franchise, Pushpa 1: The Rise was a blockbuster. It was released post pandemic, and played a major role in bringing the audience back to the theaters.

The movie franchise also stars several bug actors like Rashmika Mandanna, who plays the leading lady, and Fahad Faasil, who plays the main antagonist. This film also marked the debut of Fahadh Fassil into Tollywood.

Recently, the film made the headlines after it was revealed that it was the highly-awaited movie of 2023. The result was announced by Ormax Media, after it conducted a survey on the 5 most anticipated films of the year. While Pushpa 2 topped the list, it was followed by Akshay Kumar's Hera Pheri 3, Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan, Salman Khan's Tiger 3, and Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.