sentences:  Sukumar is collaborating with the actor Allu Arjun for the third time for his upcoming project "Pushpa".He also announced his plans to quit directing as he felt that his assistants can do a better job of directing his stories and that he would continue to write and produce films.As a writer, Sukumar is influenced by the works of Gudipati Venkatachalam, Yandamuri Veerendranath, and Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani.