Pooja Hegde celebrates 6 years of Allu Arjun starrer ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ with BTS moment: 'Happy AVPL Day'

Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde starrer ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ completed six years since its original release on Monday, January 12. As the film clocked six, Pooja Hegde, who played the leading lady, took to her social media handle to mark the occasion.

She dropped a BTS picture from the sets of ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ on her Instagram story to mark the occasion. The actress also penned a note that read, “Happy AVPL Day.”

All about ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’

Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ is a Telugu film featuring Allu Arjun in the lead role. The action comedy revolves around Bantu (Allu Arjun), who grows up seeking validation from his cold-hearted father, Valmiki (Murli Sharma). Pooja Hegde played the leading lady in the film, while actors Jayaram, Tabu, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil, Harsha Vardhan, and Govind Padmasoorya played pivotal roles in the film. The film was a wholesome entertainer.

TOI ranked the film 3.5, and the review reads, "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is set in the soft-tinted, beautifully framed, pastel-hued cotton-candy-land that Trivikram Srinivas builds. The evil-doers here are left to their own devices, in the hope that karma will get to them. And when that doesn’t work, they’re of course beaten up black and blue, but in style. The film sets up a lot of characters and ends up showcasing scenarios that are completely implausible. But the film’s biggest strength is that you buy it all, even if Trivikram, yet again, tells the tale of a man who wants to help a family he cares about.

The songs from the film, especially ‘Butta Bomma’ featuring Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, topped charts. Their on-screen chemistry also managed to win the hearts of moviebuffs. The film was a massive success at the box office, raking in Rs 280 crore globally. The immense success also led to its remake, including in Bollywood. Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon starred in the Hindi remake ‘Shehzada’.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Pooja Hegde is awaiting the release of her next, ‘Jana Nayagan’ starring Vijay. She has also been in to play a pivotal role in ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ alongside Varun Dhawan, directed by David Dhawan.