Sukumar is receiving a lot of appreciation for his recently released directorial venture Pushpa: The Rise which has Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead role. The manner in which the rural drama is making big money in Hindi has surprised one and all. Recently during the media interaction, Sukumar revealed that Bollywood star, Akshay Kumar called him directly and asked to make a film with him soon.
Sukumar added, “Recently, when I was shooting for a film, Akshay sir called me once and asked, how was I doing. ‘You have to work with me, come to Mumbai.’ So, the day I get the right script, I will definitely go to him.”
Sukumar further said that he did not chase any star. And added, “I don’t wish to work with anyone in particular from Bollywood as it’s always the script that decides the actor. But, I would like to work with B town actor Akshay Kumar Garu once.”
About Pushpa 2, Sukumar said that Allu Arjun starrer will go on the floors by March 2022. Post this film, he has two more films lined up – one with Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam fame Vijay Deverakonda and another with mega power star Ram Charan.