Allu Arjun & “Pushpa” fever not going down anytime soon
It all started with ‘Thaggede Le’ and ‘Jhukega Nahi’ catch-phrases which became a phenomenon with everyone.
Updated On - 12:10 PM, Fri - 21 January 22
By Ravi Hari
Hyderabad: The craze for Allu Arjun’s character Pushpa Raj is high. Also, the songs from the movie have been a hit with the audience. It all started with ‘Thaggede Le’ and ‘Jhukega Nahi’ catch-phrases which became a phenomenon with everyone. Cricketers in awe of the actor’s performance have imitated Allu Arjun’s look. Many on internet belted out his “Pushpa Ante Flower Anukunnava, Fire” dialogue. Pushpa Raj and the movie are immensely praised by celebrities, film producers, TV artists and admirers of the stylish star.
And, then the songs from the film are also a craze with many who danced to the chartbusters, recreating the iconic steps. The influence of the songs is so great that musicians at a temple in Kerala couldn’t resist their love for ‘Saami Saami’ track. At a temple fest, the song was played on instruments with many drummers also dancing on the groovy number.
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s wife Warda Nadiadwala showed her dance steps on ‘Saami Saami’ and wished everyone on Pongal.
During the traditional harvest festival Sankranti, owners of decked-up Gangireddus (Oxen) went door to door seeking alms and the song they chose to croon was ‘Srivalli’.
‘Oo Antava …. Oo Oo Antava’ after generating a massive buzz even before its release, stayed on the tongues of many after its teaser was unveiled. After Samantha dropped a short clip of her rehearsals for the peppy song ‘Oo Antava … Oo Oo Antava’ choreographed by Ganesh Acharya, in which she is seen sweating it out, she received a lot of appreciation for her hard work, in turn making the already popular song more famous. The music of the film crossed the boundaries even and connected with many across the globe. The highly energetic dance steps of Tanzanian social media star Kili Paul grooving to the beats of the song in his traditional Masaai ensemble impressed many internet users.
The ‘Srivalli’ hook step also became a massive trend on the social media. It was performed by many and the internet is spread with its videos. Mumbai Indians’ Surya Kumar and Ishan Kishan left many impressed as they recreated the ‘Srivalli’ step. Sharing the short clip on Instagram, Mumbai Indians wrote, “Inn dono ki batting bhi asharfi, Srivalli…”
Recently, a young boy’s recreation of the hook step on the hit number while navigating through crowd to board a local train in Mumbai became viral on the internet.
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Social media star Kili Paul is not only impressive on Samantha’s song, but he also aced the ‘Srivalli’ song with his hook steps leaving everyone on the net amazed.
A surprise was witnessed as the dairy brand Amul came up with catchy lines on its creative advertisement poster which featured the lead pair, all in appreciation of the film.
And also, the mind-boggling craze for Allu Arjun was even seen in the Hindi-speaking regions. The Hindi version of the movie got an unbelievable reception in the North belts that it emerged as a box office sensation. “Pushpa” Hindi’s phenomenal success also paves way for the Hindi-dubbed “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo” which is going to hit the screens on January 26th.
The Hyderabad traffic police cashing in on Allu Arjun’s stellar performance in the film, recently used the icon star’s checked shirt picture from the movie to spread awareness about riding a bike with helmet on.
Even after all of this, the “Pushpa” fever doesn’t seem to die down anytime soon. The stylish star is rocking everywhere on account of his phenomenal acting and inspiring all age groups. After his craze boosted “Pushpa” in mass pockets in North, it looks like there is no stopping the stylish star.
And, Chhattisgarh Police Department’s Dial 112 Project which offers coverages for all the emergency services offered by Police (100), Fire (101) and Ambulance (108) to single number 112, uses a meme of the icon star on importance of mask usage, proving craze for Allu Arjun in Hindi belt is unmatchable after his Hindi dubbed version created a massive record at the box office.