Overview

• Sukumar announced onstage in Dubai that Pushpa 3 is underway, speaking after a nod from producer Naveen Yerneni and Allu Arjun.
• Pushpa 2 earned five SIIMA honors: Best Actor (Allu Arjun), Best Actress (Rashmika Mandanna), Best Director (Sukumar), Best Music Composer (Devi Sri Prasad), and Best Male Playback Singer (Shankar Babu Kandukuri for Peelings).
• The sequel confirmation follows Pushpa 2’s end-credit tease for a third chapter titled The Rampage.
• Reporting points to likely returns for Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna with Fahadh Faasil also in the mix, and coverage suggests a new antagonist may feature.
• No start date has been set, with reports noting Sukumar’s planned film with Ram Charan and Allu Arjun’s ongoing sci‑fi project with Atlee and Deepika Padukone.