Amazon Prime Video took to its social media handle to announce that 'Pushpa: The Rise', which was 2021's top-grossing film, will be streaming on the OTT platform from Friday, January 7.
Prime Video's tweet read: "He'll fight. He'll run. He'll jump. But he won't succumb! Watch #PushpaOnPrime, Jan. 7 In Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada."
The announcement comes at a time when state governments are flagging off night curfews and either shutting down cinema theatres and multiplexes, and insisting on 50 per cent occupancy.
With the producers of the other much-anticipated movies -- 'RRR', 'Radhe Shyam' and 'Bheemla Nayak' -- announcing the postponement of their release because of the Covid-19 surge, 'Pushpa' has continued with its winning run, its box-office earnings going up steadily.
The net earnings of the film's Hindi version have touched Rs 65 crore since its release on December 17. Worldwide, according to film trade analysts, it has raked in more than Rs 300 crore.
Recently, the Hindi version of Pushpa also managed to surpass Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh's recent release '83'.
According to reports, the third Monday collection of Pushpa’s Hindi version is approximately Rs. 2.60 Cr while the second Monday collection of 83 is approximately Rs. 1.80 Cr.
On its third Monday,Allu Arjun’s Hindi version of Pushpa managed to record better numbers than 83 on its second Monday at the box office and now it will be interesting to see how close the Hindi version of Pushpa can get, to the final tally of 83.
‘Pushpa’ is originally a Telugu-language action drama, which has been released in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi languages. Starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in the lead, the film is written and directed by Sukumar. The film was released on December 17, 2021.