3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jun 14, 2026 01:59 PM IST Megastar Chiranjeevi has said that Ram Charan’s performance in Peddi is something he himself had spent years waiting to do, revealing that Dangal was the film that made him want a role like this, and that directors with that kind of content never came his way. Speaking after watching Peddi, Chiranjeevi said to Buchi Babu Sana in an interaction, “When opportunities weren’t coming my way, a movie called Dangal came out in Hindi, and when I saw it, I thought, that is the kind of film I want to do. But directors with that kind of content never really came my way here.” When Peddi arrived, directed by Buchi Babu Sana and set against a rural wrestling backdrop, Chiranjeevi saw the same spirit he had been looking for. “When Peddi came, it also had a sports backdrop,” he said, adding, “It is about family emotions and the passion related to wrestling and struggle, daughters, their internal dramas, the way it all breaks hearts.” Also Read: Why …