Actor Rohith Nara revealed director Sukumar approached him for role of 'Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat' in 'Pushpa' first. "Ravi (Shankar) garu spoke to me first, as did Sukumar garu...[Over] span of the film [it] changed, and they wanted Fahadh. But initially, they did speak to me," he said. He went on to praise Fahadh Faasil's performance as the film's antagonist.