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Ram Charan shares PIC with RC16 director Buchi Babu Sana on his birthday, wishes him all the success

Ram Charan shares PIC with RC16 director Buchi Babu Sana on his birthday, wishes him all the success

Ram Charan recently took to his official social media handle to wish his RC16 director, Buchi Babu Sana, on his birthday. The director is celebrating his 43rd birthday on February 15, 2025. In a post on Instagram, the actor penned, “Happy birthday dear Buchi bab sana!!! Wishing u all the success this year!!” See the Instagram story by Ram Charan here: Ahead of Ram Charan, the team of RC16 had also wished director Buchi Babu Sana with a special post on social media. The entire crew, along with the producer, were seen together with Sana, embracing him for his birthday. Talking about the movie RC16, the film is touted to be a sports drama flick which is set in the backdrop of a village. The film, which marks the director’s subsequent directorial after Uppena, is expected to feature Charan in a new look, with the actor undergoing physical preparations. The movie features Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead, marking her second venture in Telugu cinema after Jr NTR starrer Devara: Part 1. With Kannada superstar …

WATCH: Jagapathi Babu takes us into world of RC16 with a BTS glimpse of his look; says ‘After a long time…I feel very satisfied’

WATCH: Jagapathi Babu takes us into world of RC16 with a BTS glimpse of his look; says ‘After a long time…I feel very satisfied’

Ram Charan starrer RC16 is gearing up in the works with the actor to be seen in a never-before-seen avatar. With the works going in full swing, actor Jagapathi Babu gave us a BTS glimpse into his look from the film and expressed how he feels about the movie. In a recent post on Instagram, the actor appeared to be taking on a new avatar for the much-awaited film and has gone all-in for the prep work. Penning a caption, Jagapathi Babu expressed his satisfaction with the role and said, “After a long time, Buchi Babu Sana gave me good work for RC 16. I feel very satisfied after watching my look in the movie.” See the official post here: The much-awaited collaboration between Ram Charan and Buchi Babu Sana was announced earlier in 2024. As the film is touted to be a sports-drama flick set in the backdrop of a village, actors Janhvi Kapoor, Shiva Rajkumar, and Mirzapur fame Divyenndu play prominent roles in the film.  With Buchi Babu Sana helming the project after …

Game Changer: Cast, plot, certification and runtime; everything you need to know about Ram Charan and Kiara Advani starrer

Game Changer: Cast, plot, certification and runtime; everything you need to know about Ram Charan and Kiara Advani starrer

Ram Charan is all set to grace the big screens this year with his film Game Changer, directed by Shankar. The movie, slated to release on January 10, 2025, has been granted UA 13+ certification. Let’s take a look at the film’s plot, complete cast, censor certificate, and runtime. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) granted the film UA 13+ certification on January 2, 2025. Game Changer is said to be a political action thriller featuring Ram Charan in the lead role. The movie is based on a story narrated by Jigarthanda director Karthik Subbaraj with Charan playing the role of an IAS officer. The movie helmed by the ace director Shankar is said to revolve around an honest officer who clashes with politicians in his struggle to eradicate corruption from the political system. His actions against the corrupt forma the crux of the story, making a reform for fair elections. This leads him to create several foes and also paves the way for him to learn more about his father as well. The movie …

Jailer X Breaking Bad-inspired posters of Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff leave fans excited for Jailer 2

Jailer X Breaking Bad-inspired posters of Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff leave fans excited for Jailer 2

Rajinikanth’s 2023 release Jailer was a smashing hit at the box office, and the makers seem to be all geared up to announce its sequel soon. Amid excitement for the same, the internet went ablaze as new posters of the characters from the film surfaced, with inspiration from the aesthetics of the American crime drama series Breaking Bad. Well, taking to X (formerly Twitter), Sun Pictures shared a bunch of new posters featuring a character each from Jailer. From Rajinikanth’s role as Muthuvel Pandian to Mohanlal as Mathew, the glimpses were all inspired by the famous American crime series Breaking Bad. Check out the glimpse here: Well, after success with the first part, Nelson Dilipkumar will be associating with Rajinikanth again for Jailer 2. The filmmaker, who was previously busy with Kavin starrer Bloody Beggar, had confirmed that his next project would be with Thalaiva only. Speaking with KS Ravikumar in an interview, Nelson confirmed that he had no projects before Jailer 2. For the unversed, Rajinikanth, on the other hand, has another film in …

SJ Suryah predicts fiery applause in theaters after wrap-up of dubbing for a vital scene with Ram Charan in Game Changer

SJ Suryah predicts fiery applause in theaters after wrap-up of dubbing for a vital scene with Ram Charan in Game Changer

Ram Charan starrer Game Changer is slated to release in theaters on January 10, 2025, coinciding with Sankranti next year. Now, Charan’s co-star SJ Suryah has taken to his official social media handles to pen his excitement after wrapping up the dub for a scene from the film. As the actor reveals it took him three days to finish dubbing for two scenes from the movie, the actor predicts that applauses will be resounding after everyone sees the output in theaters. Resuing his dialogue from the Nani movie, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, the actor said, the scene with Ram Charan would feel like “POTHAARU MOTTHAM POTHAARU.” See SJ Suryah’s reaction to dubbing a scene from Ram Charan’s Game Changer: The movie Game Changer has been heating up for release for quite some time now. The film which is directed by Shankar is said to be a political drama flick which is based on a story narrated by Jigarthanda director Karthik Subbaraj. The flick is said to feature Ram Charan as an IAS officer who sets out to …

OPINION: Why are South films following a trend of cameos, like Sivakarthikeyan in The GOAT, Karthi in Kanguva, and more?

OPINION: Why are South films following a trend of cameos, like Sivakarthikeyan in The GOAT, Karthi in Kanguva, and more?

South movies, especially Tamil and Telugu cinema have been relying more and more on including star actors in films just for a cameo role, setting up the stage, and garnering hoots. This trend of including easter eggs has been prevalent in Bollywood and Hollywood films over the years. Various movies across industries have been resorting to using subtle or pop culture references in films which also includes using stars as a cameo for a particular awe-filled effect. However, does the ongoing trend in South cinema carry the same weight and are all filmmakers just doing it for the sake of cash grabs? Why is the trend of using stars in cameos becoming popular in South movies? In recent times, especially with films like Thalapathy Vijay’s The Greatest Of All Time aka The GOAT, and Suriya’s Kanguva, we saw stars like Sivakarthikeyan and Karthi in cameo roles. The trend of including stars in movies as cameo did not start suddenly with Rajinikanth’s Jailer having Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff in special appearances. See Rajinikanth starrer …

Shiva Rajkumar: I love Ram Charan for his simplicity and genuineness though he is a global star

Shiva Rajkumar: I love Ram Charan for his simplicity and genuineness though he is a global star

At 62, Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar, or Shivanna as he is popularly known, is on a roll! He has been bestowed with numerous titles like Hat-trick Hero, Century Star, and Karunada Chakravarthy, but he is always Shivanna (Shiva Anna – brother Shiva) to all his fans. His latest film, Bhairathi Ranagal, hit screens on November 15, and the actor spoke to Hindustan Times about the film and other upcoming projects. Also read: Shiva Rajkumar reveals he’s receiving treatment for unspecified health issue, will undergo surgery: ‘I panicked but…’ Shiva Rajkumar recently shared that he was suffering from a health issue. About his projects Bhairathi Ranagal is a prequel to the superhit film Mufti which came out in 2017. Mufti, starring Srii Murali and Shivanna, was written and directed by Narthan, who has helmed Bhairathi Ranagal as well. The new film delves into the character Bhairathi Ranagal and explores how he became the don from being a lawyer. “Bhairathi Ranagal is all about how this man became who he is, and black and white are contrasting …

Don’t know why director H Vinoth withdrew the offer he made for Thalapathy 69: Shiva Rajkumar

Don’t know why director H Vinoth withdrew the offer he made for Thalapathy 69: Shiva Rajkumar

Nov 15, 2024 02:18 PM IST Shiva Rajkumar reveals he was offered a role in Thalapathy Vijay’s film but will not be part of it. There has been a lot of news that Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar has been offered a plum role in Thalapathy Vijay’s last film before the Tamil Nadu 2026 elections. The Kannada star, speaking exclusively to Hindustan Times, stated that the director of Vijay’s film, H Vinoth, had personally met him in Bengaluru and narrated the role to him. “It was a beautiful role in the film,” revealed the Bhairathi Ranagal star. (Also read: Vijay, Pooja Hegde fist bump at Thalapathy 69 launch; chat away with Bobby Deol. See pics) Shiva Rajkumar was set to star in a new movie with Vijay. ‘It will not work out’ However, the Kannada star went on to reveal to Hindustan Times that he is actually not part of Thalapathy 69. Shiva Rajkumar explained, “Some weeks back, director H Vinoth came to meet me again and told me that, unfortunately, it will not work out …

Suriya grilled for releasing Kanguva on the same day as Shiva Rajkumar’s Bhairathi Ranagal: ‘It’s not intentional’

Suriya grilled for releasing Kanguva on the same day as Shiva Rajkumar’s Bhairathi Ranagal: ‘It’s not intentional’

Siva’s Suriya, Disha Patani, and Bobby Deol-starrer Kanguva was supposed to be released on October 10. However, the film’s release was postponed to November 14 and many assumed it was to avoid clashing with TJ Gnanavel’s Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Vettaiyan. (Also Read: Suriya on moving to Mumbai with Jyotika: ‘Why take away my wife’s time from her parents?’) Suriya’s Kanguva will clash with Shiva Rajkumar’s Bhairathi Ranagal at the box office. Suriya was recently in Bengaluru to promote Kanguva. The press grilled him about postponing his film for Rajinikanth but not Shiva Rajkumar’s Kannada film Bhairathi Ranagal, which is releasing on November 15. Here’s how he responded. ‘Why do you think people will watch only one film?’ At a press conference for Kanguva, a reporter pointed out that Suriya postponed Kanguva for Vettaiyan but is now ‘okay’ to release the film with Bhairathi Ranagal. “You feel it’s an ordinary film?” they questioned. Suriya, however, claimed that the clash wasn’t ‘intentional’ and that he respects Shiva. He said, “The film is being released in all …