Allu Arjun won his very first National Award today and there is no question of keeping calm and carrying on. The Pushpa: The Rise star won Best Actor for his performance as a charismatic ganglord. No one on the block has swagger quite like Allu Arjun and the Internet knows this only too well. Allu Arjun fans flooded social media with messages and so did the actor's colleagues, among them Vijay Deverakonda and RRR director SS Rajamouli whose own film featured prominently in the honours roll at the 69th National Awards, announced on Thursday.
“Pushpa Raj. Congratulationsssssss Bunny anna,” posted Vijay Deverakonda on X (formerly known as Twitter), adding a fire emoji and the hashtag #ThaggedeLe. “Thaggede Le” is Allu Arjun's catchphrase in Pushpa. Bunny is Allu Arjun's nickname and also the title of a film he starred in.
Similar words were shared by SS Rajamouli who posted: “Pushpaaaa. Thaggede Le. Congratulations Bunny.”
See their posts here:
PUSHPAAAA… THAGGEDE LE. Congratulations Bunny…🥰🤗
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) August 24, 2023
Pushpa Raj 🔥
— Vijay Deverakonda (@TheDeverakonda) August 24, 2023
Congratulationssssss @alluarjun bunny anna ❤️#ThaggedheLe
Pushpa: The Rise, directed by Sukumar, stars Allu Arjun in the title role – a daily wage labourer who eventually rises to head a crime syndicate. Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead and Fahadh Faasil is cast as a cop on Pushpa's trail. Samantha Ruth Prabhu made a scorching special appearance in the superhit song Oo Antava. Other songs from the film, especially Srivalli named after Rashmika's character, also went viral.
Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna and several of the cast will reprise their roles in the sequel, Pushpa: The Rule, expected to release in 2024.
