Lately, Allu Arjun and Sukumar’s “Pushpa” has been in the news despite the lockdown and COVID-19 crisis, owing largely to the buzz about the recent decision the makers took. The makers have decided to release "Pushpa" in two parts.
Mythri Movie Makers, the most happening production house in Tollywood now, is bankrolling it on a lavish scale and has taken a final call to release it in two different parts in all five languages the movie is being shot into.
To know more about these developments, GreatAndhra spoke to Ravi Shankar, one of the partners of Mythri Movie Makers.
Here are the excerpts…
- According to the producer, the decision to split the movie into parts was not taken on the spur of the moment. “We have decided to make it in two parts in last November only,” he said.
- The story has such a span. The budget is also allotted accordingly.
- The decision was not made to mint money or profits, he stresses. “Each part has its own budget and the business will be done accordingly.”
- Much of the work for the first part has already been wrapped up. In the 110 days of shoot, fights, chase sequences, songs, and main scenes have been completed. Only a song and a couple of scenes are left to be canned for the first part.
- We are adding another song to the story as it has been split into two parts. The additional song is an item number. We have not yet decided on which heroine the song has to be shot.
- The two parts of “Pushpa” will be released in quick succession. The second part will be on another level compared to the first part. Due to COVID and other constraints, we have shot the first part in Rampachodavaram. But for the second part, we are going to shoot in some exotic locations that will be a visual feast.