Gossip: Allu forced to buy Komuram Puli

The latest buzz doing rounds in the Telugu film industry is about the inordinate delay in the release of “Komuram Puli,” starring power star Pavan Kalyan. The film has been under making for the last two years.

Pavan is sitting pretty because the film was already bought by his brother Chiranjeevi’s brother-in-law Allu Aravind long ago; so he has got his money. But the problem is for Allu Aravind who, according to the buzz in the Tollywood, had to buy the distribution rights outrightly only under pressure.

Why was Allu under pressure? Pavan Kalyan and another brother Nagababu had strongly resisted the hegemony of Allu in Praja Rajyam Party floated by Chiranjeevi two years ago. There were allegations against Allu that he had made crores of rupees by selling party tickets the candidates before 2009 elections and Pavan had opposed Allu for the same. In a bid to keep the power star in good humour, Allu had bought the distribution rights of his film Komuram Puli outrightly at a hefty price.

Now that the PRP has become a flop show and Pavan Kalyan is nowhere near the party office, Allu is said to be repenting for pampering the power star. If the film bombs at the box office, Allu would have to go deep into the soup!