Samantha Akkineni has heaped praise on Telugu superstar Allu Arjun for his “absolutely stunning” performance in recently released ‘Pushpa: The Rise- Part I’. Samantha, who also has a special dance number in the movie, took to Instagram to share an ‘appreciation post’ for Allu Arjun.
Sharing a fan-edited poster featuring Allu Arjun in his character from Pushpa, Samantha wrote, “This is an @alluarjunonline appreciation post! A performance that just keeps you hooked… every second was (fire emojis). I am always always inspired when an actor is just so good that it is impossible to look away… @alluarjunonline was that for me in Pushpa… from the accent to the one side drooping shoulder and that god damn SWAG… absolutely stunning… truly truly inspired.” (sic)
Helmed by Sukumar, Pushpa also stars Rashmika Mandanna and popular Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil. Actor Sunil, actress Anasuya Bharadwaj, and others are to appear in important roles as well. The multi-starrer, multi-lingual movie was released in five languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
Meanwhile, Samantha appeared in ‘Pushpa’ for a special dance song titled Oo Antava.. Oo Oo Antava. Samantha has a huge fan following down south and across other states in the country. It was proved that the song was a crowd-puller when the lyrical video of the song garnered around 38 million views in just seven days. Reportedly, Samantha’s fans in Chennai went crazy in theatres when the star appeared on the big screen.
Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1 revolves around smuggling and the smuggling industry. The film has been doing exceptionally well at the box office. Sukumar has hit the right chords with the tone and direction of the film. Devi Sri Prasad’s music befits the film and every song is a chartbuster.
