Allu Arjun is currently busy with Pushpa Part 1 – The Rise, which is in the final leg of the shoot. This project will be wrapped up by the end of this September. Interestingly enough, there have been contrasting rumors about Allu Arjun’s immediate next project after Pushpa. While a few say Allu Arjun will start working on Pushpa Part 2 once he is done with Part 1, others say he might take up some other project and possibly even commence shooting for Icon. The fact that Sriram Venu, the director of Icon has already commenced the pre-production is adding more weight to the rumors that Icon might be hitting the floors once Allu Arjun is done with Pushpa Part 1. An official announcement in this regard is awaited though.
Coming to the topic, Sriram Venu has apparently started finalizing the principal cast and crew for the project already. His script accommodates not just one but two female leads. Both these characters are author backed ones and they will have a lot of prominence in the script. So, the makers want to rope in two happening actresses for these two roles.
As per the latest reports, the makers of Icon intend to rope in Pooja Hegde and Rashmika Mandanna for the two female lead roles in the film. The final call about the casting of these two actresses is yet to be taken but as things stand, they are the front runners for the female lead roles in the film. If the two glamour dolls do agree to come on board for Icon, then the canvas of the project would increase multi-folds. The makers might be initiating talks with these two beauties in the near future. Whether or not they will come on board will be determined only as the films gears up to hit the floors. Notably, both Pooja and Rashmila have worked with Allu Arjun in the recent past, so the shouldn’t be hesitant to work with him again in the near future.
Star producer, Dil Raju will be bankrolling Icon and it will be promoted as a pan-India film, much like Pushpa.
