Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 Is India's Biggest Grosser After Beating Prabhas' Baahubali 2; Makes Rs 1831 Crore

Pushpa 2 Beats Baahubali 2 In 32 Days: Allu Arjun did it. The National Award-winning actor re-wrote the history of Indian cinema with his latest sequel Pushpa 2 The Rule, written and directed by Sukumar. Starring Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in key roles, the movie which was released to unprecedented hype in six languages on December 5 created history.

Pushpa 2 opened to stellar figures at the ticket counters worldwide and the movie only set new records with each passing day in Telugu, overseas, and especially in the Hindi version at the Bollywood box office. Needless to say, Pushpa 2 is the biggest and highest-grossing Hindi film in India to date.

Pushpa 2 Beats Baahubali 2

Baahubali 2 by SS Rajamouli featuring Prabhas and Anushka Shetty is the second-highest-grossing film in India at Rs 1810 Crore. By making Rs 1832 Crore within 32 days, Allu Arjun's film replaced Baahubali 2. The makers of the film wrote on social media sharing the news officially with a poster stating the figures. "#Pushpa2TheRule is now Indian Cinema's INDUSTRY HIT with THE HIGHEST EVER COLLECTION FOR A MOVIE IN INDIA 🔥

The WILDFIRE BLOCKBUSTER crosses a gross of 1831 CRORES in 32 days worldwide 💥💥

#HistoricIndustryHitPUSHPA2,(sic)."

Pushpa 2 Synopsis

Pushparaj expands his smuggling deal internationally as Shekawat vows revenge. Meanwhile, Pushparaj decides to make Siddappa Naidu a Chief Minister. Amid his half-brother's taunts, Shekawat's challenges, and expanding his kingdom, Pushparaj seals his position as the syndicate head.

Pushpa 2 Cast & Crew

The movie stars Allu Arjun as Pushpa Raj, Rashmika Mandanna as Srivalli, Fahadh Faasil as SP Bhanwar Singh Shekawat, Jagadeep Prathap Bandari as Kesava, Sunil as Mangalam Srinu, Anasuya Bharadwaj as Dakshayani, Rao Ramesh as MP Bhumireddy Siddappa Naidu, Dhananjaya as Jaali Reddy, Ajay as Molleti Mohan, Sritej as Molleti Dhrama Raj, Mime Gopi as Chennai Murugan, Brahmaji as Sub-Inspector Kupparaj, and Kalpalatha as Parvatamma. In addition to the cast reprising their roles in the sequel, Jagapathi Babu played another pivotal role. Sreeleela sizzled in the special item track 'Kissik.'

Written and directed by Sukumar, the movie's dialogues were penned by Srikanth Vissa. Miroslaw Kuba Brozek cranked the camera, and AA Films distributed it. Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar of the Mythri Movie Makers banner in association with Sukumar Writings, funded the movie. Karthika Srinivas and Ruben worked as the editors. Pushpa 2 marks one of the most iconic collaborations of the successful trio Sukumar-Allu Arjun-Devi Sri Prasad.