Pushpa 2: The Rule 2025

Pushpa 2: The Rule is a Telugu action drama movie set to release in 2024. It is directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers along with Sukumar Writings. The movie features Allu Arjun in the main part, with Rashmika Mandanna and a cast that includes Fahadh Faasil, Jagapathi Babu, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Dhananjaya, Rao Ramesh, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, and Ajay. This is the second movie in the Pushpa series, following Pushpa: The Rise (2021). The film follows Pushpa Raj, a coolie risen to the ranks of sandalwood smuggler, who starts to face tough opposition from enemies, including SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS.

The sequel was publicly announced a few days before the original movie came out in December 2021. It is called Pushpa 2, and the subtitle, Pushpa 2: The Rule, was revealed in August 2022. 10% of the film was originally filmed at the same time as the original movie. Sukumar chose to change the story, so filming began in October 2022. The film features music by Devi Sri Prasad, photography by Mirosław Kuba Brożek, and editing by Naveen Nooli. Made on a budget of ₹400–500 crore, the film is one of the most expensive Indian films. With a length of 200-220 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films ever made.

Pushpa 2: The Rule was released worldwide on 5 December 2024 in standard, IMAX, 4DX, D-Box, and PVR ICE formats to positive reviews from reviewers. Setting several box-office records, it has made over ₹1,600 crore (US$180 million)–₹1,831 crore (US$210 million) worldwide, emerging as the second highest-grossing film in India, the highest-grossing Indian film of the year, the highest-grossing Telugu film, and the second highest-grossing Indian film.

Plot

A dispatch of ruddy sandalwood arrives at the Yokohama harbour in Japan, where specialists are stunned to discover Pushpa covered up interior one of the cartons. He assaults them, requesting installment for the stack, but is shot and falls into the ocean, causing a flashback.

After mortifying SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, Pushpa comes to control as a regarded bootlegger, whereas Shekhawat goes into covering up. Shekhawat discreetly disguises as a laborer and mediation a enormous sandalwood dispatch. In the mean time, Pushpa meets the Chief Serve of Andhra Pradesh, Narasimha Reddy, but is denied a photo with him to dodge political backfire. Outraged, Pushpa promises to topple the government by making Siddappa the chief serve and raising ₹500 crores through sandalwood exchange. Pushpa strikes a bargain with Central Serve Kogatam Veera Pratap Reddy and meets remote buyer Hameed in the Maldives to offer 2,000 tons of sandalwood for ₹5,000 crores. A few bootleggers connect Pushpa’s syndicate, but Mangalam Srinu and Dakshayani, along with Shekhawat, arrange to disrupt the operation. Shekhawat murders one of the syndicate individuals, causing fear among the others, who thrust Pushpa to give up his administration to Srinu. Siddappa afterward tries to wrap up the contention between Pushpa and Shekhawat and inquires Pushpa to say too bad to Shekhawat at a assembly. Be that as it may, Pushpa once more brutally disregards Shekhawat for being a degenerate cop; afterward, Shekhawat swears to capture all the cargo of ruddy sandalwood.

Pushpa, be that as it may, oversees to utilize his traps and ways to carry the sandalwood to Chennai until its conclusion goal in Sri Lanka. Amid the transport, Shekhawat catches up and shoots down all the trucks, causing the drivers to elude. The media commends Shekhawat for the attack, but Srinu sees the stack was not sandalwood but Sandra, a wood that takes after ruddy sandalwood but holds no advertise esteem. Pushpa had instep made bullock carts with the genuine stack and transported it to Chennai, in a roundabout way supported by Shekhawat himself. Shekhawat inquires Srinu to get 1 ton of unique ruddy sandalwood to trick the examination committee and works on to discover Pushpa’s unique dispatch. In the news, it is appeared that the cargo caught was genuine sandalwood, causing fear among the syndicate individuals. Afterward, they hold a assembly where everybody inquires Pushpa around the whereabouts of the unique dispatch. Pushpa guarantees that it is secure and tells the area of the stack as it were to Jakka Reddy.

Meanwhile, Srivalli learns she is pregnant, and Pushpa celebrates. In any case, catastrophe hits when his niece, Kaveri, is attacked amid the Jathara celebration by Bugga Reddy and his group. Pushpa beats them up, mortifies them, and sends them back. Shekhawat at long last gets authorization and oversees to track the dispatch to Rameswaram as he had spied on Jakka Reddy but falls flat to capture it some time recently it crosses the Indian-Sri Lankan border. In any case, Hameed’s pack is caught by the police, and whereas escaping, Hameed’s car rolls over, in which Jakka Reddy is slaughtered and Hameed is extremely harmed. Shekhawat gets to know from him that the sandalwood was going to Japan and Pushpa was going to get the cash through hawala. Hameed was the as it were one who knew the title of the Japanese broker, who would guarantee the cash would be conveyed to Pushpa, but some time recently giving him the title of the broker, he is slaughtered by Shekhawat.

Shekhawat at that point at long last breaks the association between Pushpa, the unique dispatch, and Japan. To get the cash for the dispatch, Pushpa plans to travel to Japan by stowing absent in a dispatch holder, whereupon coming to the Yokohama Harbour, he battles the yakuza, bringing the story back to the starting of the film. As Pushpa is shot and falls in the ocean, he rises back and appears to the Japanese boss, Hiroshi, that he is the proprietor of the sandalwood dispatch. In the long run, Hiroshi gives the cash to Pushpa and inquires him to bargain with him specifically in the future, hence evacuating all the brokers and upgrading the association between India and Japan. Pushpa employments the cash to make Siddappa the Chief Serve of Andhra Pradesh, as guaranteed. He at that point goes to Jaali Reddy’s house to grieve the passing of Jakka Reddy. Pushpa tries to arrange with Jaali; in any case, the last mentioned overlooks him and proceeds their quarrel. Shekhawat gets to be angry as he was going to get uncovered for catching fake sandalwood, and whereas burning the capacity location, he clearly murders himself in the burst.

As Pushpa, Siddappa, and his pack celebrate, catastrophe hits once more as Kaveri is captured and ambushed by Bugga Reddy, who needed vindicate for his mortification at the Jathara celebration. Afterward, it is uncovered that Bugga Reddy is the nephew of Serve Veera Pratap Reddy, who tries to bargain with Pushpa to take off Bugga alone. Be that as it may, a angry Pushpa oversees to free Kaveri and brutally slaughters Bugga and his group, along with Subba Reddy, Bugga’s father and Pratap Reddy’s more youthful brother. At their memorial service, Pratap Reddy, along with Srinu, Dakshayani, Jaali Reddy, Murugan, and the others, swears vindicate against Pushpa. Pratap Reddy at that point inquires approximately an critical obscure individual as he was not display at the memorial service.

Pushpa’s senior brother, Mohan, afterward apologizes to Pushpa and his family for all the abuse he caused and welcomes them to Kaveri’s wedding, tolerating them completely as his family. As Pushpa accommodates with his repelled family at Kaveri’s wedding, the riddle figure explodes a bomb at the wedding.

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production

Development/Improvement

Before the discharge of Pushpa: The Rise in 2021, the film was reported to discharge in two parts, with the producers saying that the lady portion would discharge that year, while the last mentioned portion would discharge the following year. At first, 10% of the sequel’s film was shot back-to-back with the to begin with portion; be that as it may, Sukumar chose to modify the sequel’s story. The scripting portion of the film was wrapped up by July 2022 in Hyderabad. The official title, Pushpa 2: The Run the show, was uncovered on 22 Eminent 2022. An inaugural muhurat puja ceremony was held on the same day in Hyderabad with the nearness of the film’s cast and group.

Sukumar composed the film’s script whereas Srikanth Vissa composed the lines. Sukumar encourage kept most of the professionals from the past portion, counting cinematographer Miroslaw Kuba Brozek, editor Karthika Srinivas, and Ruben, craftsmanship chief S. Ramakrishna and Monica Nigotre, and sound originator Resul Pookutty and Vijay Kumar. Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma served as ensemble originators, whereas Preetisheel Singh was contracted as a character craftsman. Diminish Hein, Kecha Khamphakdee, Mythical beast Prakash, and Nabakanta were chosen as stunt chiefs. Move chiefs of the film incorporate Prem Rakshith, Ganesh Acharya, Sekhar, Vijay Polaki, and Shrashti Verma.

casting

Casting Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna, Dhananjaya, Rao Ramesh, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ajay Ghosh, and other remaining on-screen characters from the to begin with portion have reprised their different parts; Jagapathi Babu was restricted in for a significant part in April 2023. Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari rejoined the gather in February 2024, after he was given safeguard in the suicide case. Saurabh Sachdeva, Tarak Ponnappa, Satya, and Adithya Menon were moreover gathered to be portion of the film. Malaika Arora, Triptii Dimri, Janhvi Kapoor, Disha Patani, and Shraddha Kapoor were chosen for the thing number. Be that as it may, Sreeleela was afterward chosen.

Filming

Principal photography begun with a test shoot on 30 October 2022 in Hyderabad. In January 2023, shooting took put in Visakhapatnam. In Walk 2023, scenes were shot in Bangalore. Rumors were spread that the shooting of the film was ceased as the chief was unsatisfied but afterward turned out to be wrong as shooting was once more begun after a few days.

In April 2023, timberland scenes were shot in the Malkangiri range of Odisha. Jagapathi Babu joined the cast in April 2023. Fahadh Faasil joined the sets in May 2023, whereas Rashmika joined the sets in June 2023. On 3 June 2023, the transport carrying group individuals met with an mishap close the Vijayawada–Hyderabad Expressway. In July 2023, an activity scene was shot in Visakhapatnam Harbour, counting 50 stuntmen. In Admirable 2023, scenes were shot in Ramoji Film City. In November 2023, the shooting restarted in Hyderabad. In December 2023, the shooting was delayed due to Allu Arjun’s wellbeing.

In Walk 2024, scenes were shot in Vizag and at Yaganti Sanctuary. It was afterward claimed that the producers went through ₹50–60 crore on the Gangamma Jatara execution and a battle grouping. In April 2024, an submerged scene was shot in Hyderabad. In May 2024, it was detailed that the film will have numerous endings, and to keep up mystery, the producers chose the no-phone approach on the film set. In July 2024, it was claimed that shooting of the film was postponed due to a fracture and inventive contrasts between Allu Arjun and Sukumar; be that as it may, they were afterward demonstrated to be wrong rumors as shooting was restarted once more in Hyderabad.

Sets speaking to 1990s and 2000s Japan and Malaysia were reproduced at Ramoji Film City, in spite of the fact that plans were to shoot on area; recces at Bangkok, Malaysia, and Japan decided that budget and time imperatives would not permit it. In Eminent 2024, the conclusion of the film was shot. Thing number featuring Sreeleela was shot in November 2024 in Hyderabad. The full shooting was wrapped by late November 2024.

Post production

The VFX of the film were dealt with by Makuta VFX; R.C. Kamalakannan served as the visual impacts boss. Resul Pookutty and Vijay Kumar served as the sound specialists. Shreyas Talpade and Jis Delight voiced for Allu Arjun in the named Hindi and Malayalam adaptations, separately. In May 2024, both Ruben and Karthika Srinivas picked out of the film due to planning issues and imaginative contrasts, coming about in them being supplanted by Naveen Nooli; Sukumar’s prior collaborator. The to begin with portion of the film was altered by October 2024. Rashmika wrapped up naming for her parcels by November 2024.

The last duplicate of the film was prepared by late November 2024 and was displayed to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) that month. On 28 November 2024, the film got a U/A certificate from the Censor Board, with a finished runtime of 200 minutes after few words and over the top rough scenes were censored.

music

Main article: Pushpa 2: The Run the show (soundtrack)

The foundation score and soundtrack of the film were made by Devi Sri Prasad, with verses composed by Chandrabose. The film too incorporates extra foundation score composed by Sam C. S.The music rights of the film were bought by T-Series for ₹65 crore.The to begin with single, named “Pushpa Pushpa,” was discharged on 1 May 2024. The moment single, named “Sooseki (The Couple Melody),” was discharged on 29 May 2024. The third single, named “Kissik,” was discharged on 24 November 2024. The fourth single, named “Peelings,” was discharged on 1 December 2024. The fifth single, named “Gango Renuka Thalli,” was discharged on 5 December 2024 along with the collection.

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Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna advance Pushpa 2: The Run the show in Mumbai.

The first-look blurb, along with an declaration see video, was propelled on 8 April 2023, coinciding with Allu Arjun’s 41st birthday. The secret of the film was disclosed a year afterward on 8 April 2024, coinciding with Arjun’s 42nd birthday.A press meet was held on 24 October 2024 in Hyderabad where the unused discharge date of the film was reported.

Promotional exercises were arranged in Patna, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The film’s trailer was discharged on 17 November 2024 at an occasion in Gandhi Maidan, Patna. On 24 November 2024, a pre-release occasion was held in Leo Muthu Indoor Stadium, Sri Sai Slam Building College, in Chennai. On 27 November 2024, a pre-release occasion was held at Liwa Corridor, Fantastic Hyatt, in Kochi. A press meet was held on 29 November 2024 in JW Marriott Sahar in Mumbai. On 2 December 2024, a pre-release occasion was held in Police Grounds, Yousufguda, in Hyderabad.

release

Theatrical

Pushpa: The Run the show was dramatically discharged on 5 December 2024 in standard, IMAX, 4DX, D-Box, and ICE shapes. Separated from the unique Telugu dialect, it was discharged in the Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam dialects. A 3D adaptation of the film was initially planned to be discharged on the same day; be that as it may, the appears were put off to 13 December 2024.

Initially, the film was reported by the producers to discharge on 15 Eminent 2024, coinciding with India’s Freedom Day.However, due to unfinished shooting and post-production work, it was put off to 6 December 2024, some time recently being changed to 5 December. It was assumed to be the to begin with Pan-Indian film to discharge in the Bengali dialect. Be that as it may, the Bengali-dubbed adaptation was not freely discharged.

The film is anticipated to discharge on more than 12,000 screens around the world. In India, the film was discharged on over 6,500 screens, out of which 4,500 screens were apportioned for the Hindi adaptation (the greatest discharge for a named picture). In the outside advertise it was discharged on more than 5,000 screens. A reloaded form of the film highlighting an extra 20 minutes of film was set to discharge on 11 January 2024. In any case, it was put off to 17 January 2025 due to specialized issues.

Distribution

The North India dispersion rights were bought by Anil Thadani’s AA Movies for ₹200 crore. The dispersion rights for North America were bought by Prathyangira Cinemas and AA Manifestations. The Kerala and Karnataka dispersion rights were bought by E4 Excitement and N Cinemas, separately. AGS Amusement bought the Tamil Nadu conveyance rights. Gathering Movies will disperse the film in Australia and Unused Zealand, whereas AA Movies UK Ltd. will disseminate the film over the Joined together Kingdom, and Friday Excitement will discharge it in France.

The ticket cost climbs were anticipated to be around ₹354 in single-screen theaters and ₹531 in multiplexes over Telangana, and ₹324.5 in single-screen theaters and ₹413 in multiplexes over Andhra Pradesh. The cost for uncommon debut appears on 4 December was raised by ₹800 over Telangana.

Pre-release business

The film set a record for doing the greatest pre-release trade in India, with combined showy and non-theatrical profit of ₹1085 crores.

Prior to its discharge, the film made a trade of about ₹640 crore (US$74 million) from its theater rights. The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana showcasing rights were sold for ₹220 crore (US$25 million).The Hindi-dubbed discharge rights were sold for ₹200 crore (US$23 million). The film made a add up to bargain of ₹100 crore (US$12 million) from dispersion in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala theaters. The outside dispersion rights were sold for ₹140 crore (US$16 million). It encourage made ₹425 crore (US$49 million) from non-theatrical rights, counting web, toady, and music rights.

The film begun its development booking on 30 November 2024.The film made record progress booking deals, grossing ₹100 crores around the world and offering around 2 million tickets in its pre-bookings alone. The film moreover set the record for being the quickest motion picture to offer 1 million tickets on BookMyShow, beating Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, K.G.F.: Chapter 2, and Kalki 2898 Advertisement.

Reception

Critical response

Nishad Thaivalappil of News18 gave 5/5 stars and composed “Pushpa 2: The Run the show is a crude, wild, and action-packed event. With its grasping story, larger-than-life exhibitions, and massy request, it’s the performer of the year. Don’t miss the chance to witness Allu Arjun’s brilliance on the enormous screen!” Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 4.5/5 stars and composed “A rapidly spreading fire performer with mass request, mixing seriously activity, holding show, passionate profundity and Allu Arjun’s unmatched swag which hoists the film, making it a must-watch for fans and groups of onlookers alike”. Simran Singh of DNA India gave 4.5/5 stars and composed “Pushpa The Run the show: Portion Two will Run the show the box office. The sky is the restrain for this film. Allu Arjun and the group have set unused measures in massy performers, and exceptionally tall desires for the third portion. Yes, the adventure of Pushpa will proceed. Do not miss Pushpa The Run the show: Portion Two at any chance.” Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 4/5 stars and composed “On the enwholePushpa 2 is greater, more ststupendous,nd way bebetter,s Allu Arjun is set to run the shshow athe box office with its swag.” Neeshita Nyayapati of Hindustan Times composed “At the conclusion of it all, Pushpa 2: The Run the shShows engaging, makes you chchuckle,nd momoreover,eel something for its main character, indeed if not fafaultless,nd has a shallow message around women’s security. And when you do not take nonote of runtime as long as this one, that’s a win”. Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and composed “Pushpa 2: The Run t”s a continuation that outperforms its forerunner in scale, narrating, and enthusiastic profundity. Sukumar’s vision, combined with Allu Arjun’s powerhouse execution, layered story, breathtaking visuals, and stellar gathering cast, makes it a cinematic triumph that requests to be experienced on the huge scscreen.”ishil Jogani of Pinkvilla gave 3/5 stars and composed “Pushpa 2: The Run the”a quintessential mass performer that will unquestionably fulfill fans of the establishment. It conveys on activity, show, and charisma that made the the,begin withwith,tion so much adored. Yes, the film battles with pacing, comfort in its screenplay, and the need of sforid opponents to keep the account thrithrilling.” du Suresh of The Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars and composed “The least difficult and most brief audit of Pushpa 2 would be: “Sarvam Pushpa Mayam. (tra(transl. ything is apprapproximately Pushpa. )””anani K of India Nowadays appraised the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and composed “Compared to the to bbeginningtion, Pushpa 2 feels to some degree incoherent. The spin-off centers more on making minutes or maybe thanonlding a coherent story”. Pranati A S of Deccan Proclaim appraised 2.5/5 and composed, ” Fa”Fahadhes the appear with his anxiety and amusingness. Devi Sri Prasad’s music is nothing remarkable. Mirosław Kuba Brożek’s cinematography is brilbrilliant;se are a few takeaways from the something else too much overblaring filmfilm.”in Shrijith of The Week gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and composed “A gigantic offended to insights and peelinpeelings.”. Chatterjee of NDTV appraised the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and expresexpressed,pa Portion 2 goes hell for calfskcalfskin,uge parts of the film are smashed beneath the weight of its possesowning ambitiambition.”. Menon of Rediff evaluated the film 2 out of 5 stars and composcomposed,pa 2 is a severely misconceived, far fefar-fetchednuation that can’t capitacapitalizee riches of the story world set up in the to begfirst.film.”. ta Thakare of Mashable India gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and composcomposed,pa 2: The Run the snot include anything modern to the torrent of comparable south Southcters, nor the activity showcased by the excitement industindustry.”.etha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu composed “A staggering ‘jatara’ grouping secured by a wonderful Allu Arjun and a few face-offs, chief Sukumar’s ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ appears ambiguous and fragmented.” Lekha Menon of Khaleej Times composed “The music is boisterous, the altering at a few places is incohereincoherent, activity choreography essentially incorporates characters flying in discuss disgusthpa beating the awful folks to mash. All of this takes put ovemammoth 205 minutes minutes,reas it’s engaging and pacy, the generallgeneraler makes for a monotonous observe. Swathi P Ajith of Onmanorama composed, “More than fair thefair,ry, ‘Pushpa 2,’ guarantees to be an exceptional involvement, particularly for Allu Arjun’s fans. It’s clear that he has poured his heart and soul into this part, making each minute on screen tempting.”

Box office

On its opening day, the film grossed ₹280 crore worldwide, being the biggest day-one grossing film ever in India, with ₹200 crore from the local market. Bollywood Hungama stated that the Hindi version has received a net amount of ₹72 crore on the opening day in India. Pushpa 2: The Rule became the fastest film to hit ₹400 crore in just two days and the ₹500 crore club in only three days. The film earned ₹781.33 crore in its first weekend. On its eighth day of release, the film joined the ₹1000 crore club.

In the United States, the film debuted at the number five spot, making US$1,700,000 on its opening day and is expected to earn US$6,000,000 in its opening weekend. As per Deadline Hollywood, the four-day gross is expected to be ₹590 crore ($70 million) in India and $20 million from the foreign markets, making its worldwide debut gross ₹762 crore ($90 million).

After one week the gathering hit ₹1,032 crore.Pinkvilla revealed that the film has grossed ₹1,004 crore worldwide in the first eight days, with ₹813 crore and ₹191 crore from domestic and foreign markets, respectively. The nine-day domestic gross total is ₹855.25 crore. The ten-day domestic gross total is ₹927 crore. The eleven-day domestic gross collection is ₹1,008.50 crore, thus becoming the second highest-grossing film in India after Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). The film earned a global gross of ₹1,226 crore in its eleven-day run, with ₹1,009 and ₹217 crore (US$25 million) from local and foreign markets, respectively. Box Office India revealed that the film received a global gross of ₹1,274 crore in its thirteen-day run, with ₹1,054 crore and ₹220 crore from domestic and foreign markets, respectively. In contrast, Business Standard claimed that the film earned a global gross of ₹1,414 crore in its twelve-day run, according to Comscore. The domestic gross collection was ₹1,110 crore in the first two weeks, with ₹288.25 crore from its home market (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana). Daily News and Analysis revealed that the film has made ₹1,290.92 crore domestically in 19 days, with a total global gross of ₹1,570.92 crore, including ₹280 crore from foreign markets. On its 20th day, the film’s net earnings in India alone hit ₹1,100 crore, with ₹700 crore coming from the Hindi version, making it the first film to reach this milestone. According to Box Office India, its twenty-day global gross collection stands at ₹1,456 crore. The film made ₹1664.38 crore by its third week. Pinkvilla reported the twenty-two-day global income to be ₹1,505 crore. The film earned a domestic gross of रु 27.03 crore in Nepal, thus becoming the highest-grossing foreign film and the second-highest-grossing film in the country. The Indian Express reported the twenty-five-day gross collection is around ₹1,719.5 crore.

As of 2 January 2024, the Hindi version had made ₹769.75 crore and had hit ₹797.70 crore by its fourth week.

Controversies

On 24 November 2024, at the pre-release event in Chennai, composer Devi Sri Prasad blamed the producers for repeated complaints against him that he failed to deliver the background score and songs on time. He said that the producers have more problems than love for him. Later at the event, producer Ravi Shankar rejected the rift and stated that there are no problems and that they are like a family. There were also reports that Thaman S, B. Ajaneesh Loknath, and Sam C. S. were hired to create the background music due to delays in delivering the score on time by Prasad. This issue also came into light when Mythri Movie Makers, who are also the makers of the upcoming Good Bad Ugly (2025), replaced Prasad with G. V. Prakash Kumar. However, during the Hyderabad event, Prasad ended the ongoing controversy with producers and thanked them sincerely and stressed the special bond between them. Later, Sam C. S. revealed his role in the film’s background score.

On 30 November 2024, a FIR was made against Allu Arjun by Srinivas Goud for his words during the Mumbai press event, where he (Allu Arjun) referred to his fans as an “army.” Goud found this comparison disrespectful, saying that using the term “army” in this context belittles the efforts made by the armed forces.

In December 2024, a petition asking for a ban on the film was made in the Telangana High Court, as the film shows corruption, violence, and illegal smuggling; however, the plea was rejected.

On 4 December 2024, a woman died while her young son was seriously wounded in a stampede during the film’s premiere at the Sandhya movie theater near RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. A case was later brought under different sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the film’s unit, Allu Arjun, his security team, and the owner of the theater. Allu Arjun was arrested by the Hyderabad City Police on 13 December 2024 over the said claims. However, a few hours later he was given temporary bail by the Telangana High Court.