Mahesh Babu's Old Tweet Surfaces; Is It About Pushpa 2? Fans Hail Actor For Rejecting Sukumar's Film

Internet Hails Mahesh Babu For Not Doing Pushpa 2: Amid the immense success of Pushpa 2, fans are revisiting older tweets, with one in particular gaining significant attention, Mahesh Babu's tweet about having "creative differences" with Sukumar. Reports reveal that Mahesh Babu was originally the top choice for the role of Pushpa Raj, which ultimately went to Allu Arjun. This raises the question: why did Mahesh Babu turn down the opportunity to collaborate with Sukumar? Now, fans are flooding the internet with reactions, applauding Mahesh Babu's decision to reject the role, believing he made the right choice.

Pushpa 2: Mahesh Babu's Old Tweet Resurfaces

It was earlier reported that Mahesh Babu was Sukumar's first choice for Pushpa Raj's role. But he rejected to work with Sukumar. After turning down the offer, Mahesh Babu tweeted on X, "Due to creative differences, my film with Sukumar is not happening. I wish him all the best on the announcement of his new project. Respect always for a film maker par excellence. 1 Nenokkadine will remain as a cult classic. Enjoyed every moment working on that film. (sic)" He further commented on his post, "All the best sir for your new film." Soon after the old tweet surfaced, people started commenting how it was the right decision of Mahesh Babu to not do Pushpa Raj's role. A user stood in Mahesh Babu's favor, saying, "He don't encourage Smuggling movies." Another wrote, "Its a good decision to avoid movies like pushpa, Chapri Movie 🙌."

To note, Pushpa 2: The Rule is directed and co-written by Sukumar. The movie is produced under the banner of Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The movie released in theaters on December 5, 2024. Besides Mahesh Babu, reports claim that other actor who said no to the movie are Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nora Fatehi, Disha Patani, and Vijay Sethupathi.