India, Nov. 17 -- There are a few things common between Prithviraj Sukumaran's character, Double Mohanan, in his upcoming film Vilaayath Budha and Allu Arjun's in the Pushpa films. In fact, the teaser that was released two months ago even addressed the fact that they're both sandalwood smugglers with a Pushpa reference. At the launch of the film's trailer in Kochi, Prithviraj addressed speculation that his upcoming film was inspired by the hit films. (Also Read: Prithviraj Sukumaran breaks silence on L2 Empuraan Gujarat riots row: 'Don't need to invest crores on political stance')

At the event held at Lulu Mall in Kochi, Prithviraj stated that Vilaayath Budha is based on GR Indugopan's novel of the same name. It was scripted jointly by t...