Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil's Pushpa broke all the box office records. The second part of the film will be going on floors soon. While reports suggest Pushpa: The Rule is still in the development stage, rumours are rife that Vijay Sethupathi might join the film. 

As per reports, the makers of Pushpa: The Rule have approached Vijay for an important role in the sequel which is expected to have a face-off between Allu Arjun and Fahadh's characters. Reportedly, Vijay was approached for the first part titled Pushpa: The Rise to play the role of a forest officer. However, due to date issues, the actor had to let go of the film.   

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Vijay was recently seen in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Vikram with Kamal Haasan and Fahadh. He will be seen in Raj & DK's web show titled Farzi co-starring Shahid Kapoor and Raashii Khanna. It will release on Amazon Prime Video. 

Pushpa: The Rise released in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada on December 17, 2021.

(Source: India Today)