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Summary
Pushpa: The Rise (2021, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 52 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Sukumar · written by Sukumar & Srikanth Vissa · music Devi Sri Prasad
SukumarDirector · Writer
Srikanth VissaWriter
Devi Sri PrasadMusic
Mirosław Kuba BrożekCinematography
Karthika SrinivasEditing
Antony L. RubenEditing
Allu ArjunLead
Fahadh Faasil
Rashmika Mandanna
Jagadeesh Bandari
Sunil Varma
Anasuya Bharadwaj
Dhananjay
Ajay Ghosh
Rao Ramesh
Ajay
Shanmukh
Kalpalatha
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SoundResul Pookutty
Production designMonika Niggotre Sabbani · Rama Krishna Sabbani
CostumeSrinu Tadala · Deepali Noor
ChoreographyGanesh Acharya · V J Shekar
LyricsChandrabose
ActionLakshman Chella · Peter Hein · Ram Chella
MakeupPreetisheel Singh
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Summary
As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.
Pushpa: The Rise (2021, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 52 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
7 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 7 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Pushpa The Rise jeevi review - Telugu cinema review - Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 68
60
17 Dec 2021
The critic calls Pushpa a mostly engaging entertainer carried by Allu Arjun's standout performance, noting the second half loses momentum and the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
64
17 Dec 2021
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 62
60
ramakrishna · 16 Dec 2021
Pushpa Movie Review – Allu Arjun the only positive Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 32
60
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 17 Dec 2021
The reviewer mocks the film's cheesy, transactional romance track, calls the editing sloppy and the runtime bloated, and closes on disappointment:… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 7 readings; 5 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Pushpa: The Rise: quick answers
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Where can I watch Pushpa: The Rise?
Pushpa: The Rise is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and MX Player (India). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Pushpa: The Rise?
Pushpa: The Rise has a Filmi Score of 52 (Good), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (Suraj Kumar) to 68 (Idlebrain). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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