Game Changer
Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Political |
| Release date | 10 January 2025 |
| Running time | 2hr 45min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Ram Charan, Anjali, Kiara Advani, S. J. Suryah, Srikanth, Sunil, Jayaram, Samuthirakani |
| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Story by | Karthik Subbaraj |
| Screenplay by | Vivek Velmurugan |
| Dialogues by | Sai Madhav Burra |
| Produced by | Dil Raju |
| Cinematography by | Tirru |
| Edited by | Shameer Muhammed, Ruben |
| Music by | Thaman S |
| Production Design by | Kolla Avinash, S. Rama Krishna, Monika Niggotre, Raveendar |
| Art Direction by | Gayatri Shinde |
| Production Company | Sri Venkateswara Creations |
| Distributor | AA Films Zee Studios SVC Adityaram Movies |
Trailer, Teaser & Video:
Poster & Photos:
Cast & Characters:
- Ram Charan in a dual role as:
- District Collector Dr. Ram Nandan IPS, IAS
- Appanna, Ram’s father
- Anjali as Parvathy, Appanna’s wife and Ram’s mother
- Kiara Advani as Dr. Deepika, Ram’s wife
- S. J. Suryah as Bobbili Mopidevi, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Srikanth as Bobbili Sathyamurthy, Bobbili Mopidevi’s father
- Sunil as “Side” Satyam, Ram Nandan’s companion
- Jayaram as Bobbili Munimanikyam, Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Samuthirakani as Appanna’s companion
- Brahmanandam as District Collector Kalyan Sundaram
- Rajeev Kanakala as Mukundha
- Naresh
- Naveen Chandra as Bobbili Mopidevi’s friend
- Vennela Kishore
- Achyuth Kumar
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- Prudhvi Raj
- Raghu Babu
- Satya as Ram’s friend
- Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Ram’s friend
- Venkatesh Kakumanu as Ram’s friend
- Chaitanya Krishna as Ram’s friend
- Harsha Chemudu
- Sudharshan
- Satya Prakash
- Racha Ravi
- Kishore Kumar Polimera
- Viswant Duddumpudi
- Ananya Sharma as Ram’s sister
- Ajay Ghosh
- Krishnudu
- Raghu Karumanchi
- Naga Mahesh
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Srikanth Iyengar
- Thotapalli Madhu
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Kadambari Kiran as a police officer
- Venu Thottempudi
- Ravi Prakash
- Ashvin Raja
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Nagineedu
- Praveena
- Rocket Raghava
Storyline:
Ram Nandan, an IPS officer -turned-district collector with anger issues, strives to combat corrupt politicians, including the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Bobbili Mopidevi for destroying his father Appanna’s dream of a corruption-free country.
About Game Changer Movie:
The production of Indian 2 faced significant delays following an on-set accident, compounded by the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India, which created uncertainty about the film’s resumption. During this time, director S. Shankar shifted his focus to other projects and began developing a script for a potential multi-starrer film intended for a multi-language release, with Yash considered for one of the leading roles.
On 12 February 2021, the production house officially announced the project, with Ram Charan confirmed as the lead. The film was tentatively titled RC15 and SVC50, referencing Charan’s 15th film as an actor and the production company’s 50th project.
Although initial reports suggested it would be a historical action film, it was later clarified to be a political action drama. The official title, Game Changer, was unveiled on 27 March 2023, coinciding with Charan’s birthday.
In December 2024, it was reported that the film was produced on a budget of ₹300–400 crore. Ram Charan was paid ₹65 crore for his role, while Shankar adopted a revenue-sharing model, taking a smaller advance and opting to receive a substantial share of the film’s profits as remuneration to support its production.
Game Changer was initially developed as an interim project during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, along with the adaptation of Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari (2019).
In late February, it was reported that South Korean actress Bae Suzy would play the female lead pairing opposite Charan, in her Indian film debut. Afterwards, Rashmika Mandanna was considered to play the female lead, before Kiara Advani was finalized for that role in July 2021; this would mark her second collaboration with Charan after Vinaya Vidheya Rama (2019).
The film was formally launched with a muhurat shot on 8 September 2021 at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad with a traditional pooja ceremony attended by Ranveer Singh, Chiranjeevi, and S. S. Rajamouli.
Principal photography began on 22 October 2021 and the first schedule was completed in the first week of November. Filming took place in Maharashtra at Pune, Satara and Phaltan. Later that month, the second schedule began with a song shoot that was held for 10 days, at a specially erected set in Ramoji Film City.
On 26 April 2023, filming of the climactic scenes started under the supervision of Anbariv, in a special set in Shamshabad. Charan shot high combat scenes with 1200 fighters for the same. The final schedule was completed in July 2024. In December 2024, it was reported that the filming lasted for 280 days, in which Ram Charan’s portion was reportedly shot for 192 days.
The film’s first look and title was revealed on 27 March 2023, coinciding with Charan’s birthday. The teaser of the film was released on 9 November 2024 in Lucknow. The official trailer was released on 2 Janurary 2025.
Where to Watch Game Changer:
Game Changer was theatrically released on 10 January 2025, coinciding with Sankranti weekend, in standard and IMAX formats. Apart from the original Telugu language, it was also released in the Tamil and Hindi languages. In the United Kingdom, as with the rest of the world, the film was initially released on the same day; however, in a version which was classified 12A by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) for moderate violence, threat, reference to suicide and sexual violence.
The digital distribution rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video for ₹105 crore. The Broadcasting rights bought by Zee Telugu.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹350–400 crore |
| Opening Day | TBA |
| Domestic Collection | TBA |
| International Collection | TBA |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹75 Crore[ |