'Pushpa-The Rise', which will hit the screens for Christmas this year, has Rashmika Mandanna as Srivalli. She is Pushpa Raj's soulmate. Actor Allu Arjun and the 'Geetha Govindam' actress are said to have got a lot of scenes together in the Sukumar directorial.

The first look of Rashmika's character was out today. While the 'Dear Comrade' actress is looking deglam because of the backdrop of the movie, in songs, she is going to be seen in a glamorous avatar. One is also reminded of Samantha's look in 'Rangasthalam'.

Mythri Movie Makers is bankrolling the prestigious two-part project, which is a pan-India affair.

To be released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, the actioner has music by Devi Sri Prasad. Fahadh Faasil, the Mollywood actor, is playing a bald-headed IPS officer in the movie.