Allu Arjun, director Sukumar and the entire ‘Arya’ team celebrated two decades of release at an event in Hyderabad on May 7. Speaking at the event, the ‘Pushpa’ actor called ‘Arya’ the ‘single biggest jump’ in his career. He said that no other film could top it and will never be able to give him the high that ‘Arya’ gave him. He then thanked director Sukumar for giving him the opportunity to headline the film.
Speaking at the event, Allu Arjun said, “If I had to use a metaphor to explain what ‘Arya’ means to me, I’d call it the single biggest jump in my life ever. I was at – 100. I didn’t start at zero. I started ‘Gangotri’ at zero. Despite the film being successful, I couldn’t make a mark. It was my mistake. From – 100, I went to + 100. That 200 per cent jump, I couldn’t top it in my life ever, and it won’t come [in future]. Many more hits can come and go, but it is the biggest jump, and it will always be.”
He then showered praise on Sukumar for creating maximum impact in his life. The two are working on ‘Pushpa: The Rule’ currently.
He said, “I didn’t talk about Sukumar as of now because I’d get emotional and wouldn’t know where to begin. I like to keep it simple and make only simple statements, so you get the gravity of the rest of it. People are intelligent and they will get it. If there’s one person in my life who has changed it the most and had the maximum impact, it is none other than Sukumar.”
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The ‘Pushpa’ actor continued, “I can’t even think of a person who is even remotely close. My life changed after my association with him. I was like a train engine and I didn’t know what to do. ‘Arya’ was a film that laid the tracks to my engine. Whether I go fast or slow, it’s my personal journey and struggle. But, ‘Arya’ was the film that laid the track for me. There are no two things about it.”
Written and directed by Sukumar, ‘Arya’ is a romantic action comedy starring Allu Arjun in the lead role. Anu Mehta and Siva Balaji played crucial roles in the film.
The romantic comedy gave a huge break to Allu Arjun in his career and was also remade in Tamil as ‘Kutty’ with Dhanush and Shriya Saran.
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