Malayalam movies benefitted heavily from the rise of the OTT market in the past couple of years. People who used to look down on the Kerala film industry have become fans of it as they are getting exposed to a lot of Malayalam movies with rich content. There is a lot of craze for Malayalam dubbed films and a lot of Kerala heroes are becoming famous all over the nation. Fahadh Faasil is one such hero who stole the hearts of people with his exceptional performances in movies like ‘Banglore Days’. ‘Joji’, ‘Anukoni Athidi’, ‘Trance’, recent ‘Malik’ and others.
He is getting a lot of offers from other industries too. He is a part of Kamal Hassan’s ‘vikram’ and he is also the main antagonist in Allu Arjun’s upcoming pan-Indian film ‘Pushpa’ which will be released in two parts. Fahadh is known for his subtle yet powerful acting and imagining his typical performance in a negative character is making many people excited on the film. On top of that, Sukumar is known for presenting his heroes and villains in a unique manner. We all saw what he did with Allu Arjun for ‘Pushpa’. He turned him into a ruffian who looked wild and scary at times.
Inside sources reveal that Sukumar is going to do the same for Fahadh Faasil too. According to the reports, Fahadh will be seen with a completely shaved head. The audience will reportedly get stunned looking at Fahad Fasil and he will be playing the role of a North Indian police officer who works in the Chittoor forest area. The actor did a look test for the film last month and the shooting for his part began a few days. The makers are currently filming some key scenes on him and he is expected to have a limited screen time in the first part which is coming out this Christmas. He will have a lot of screen time in the second part as per sources. ‘Pushpa – The Rise’, it is a rustic rural drama set in the backdrop of red sanders smuggling. Rashmika Mandanna is the heroine. Icon Staar Allu Arjun will be seen as a lorry driver named Pushpraj in this film who smuggles red sanders illegally. He grew messy hair and turned himself into a rustic village man with a thick beard and the massy look has been appreciated by everyone. He plays the role of Pushparaj who is a lorry driver.