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Ram Charan’s Game Changer has parallels with real-life IAS who ‘cleaned up’ elections, disqualified 14000 candidates

Ram Charan’s Game Changer has parallels with real-life IAS who ‘cleaned up’ elections, disqualified 14000 candidates

Ram Charan-starrer Game Changer released in theatres on January 10. The film by Shankar is a political thriller that sees Ram in a double role as father and son. One of the characters is a political crusader who leaves IPS for IAS and later reforms the Indian electoral system. As soon as the film’s trailer was launched, many noted striking similarities between the character and a real-life crusader – the man who actually ‘cleaned up’ the Indian elections – former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan. (Also read: Game Changer review: Ram Charan-Shankar film is an expensive masterclass on electoral politics) Ram Charan’s Game Changer character borrows a lot from former CEC TN Seshan. Is Game Changer based on TN Seshan’s life? Game Changer stars Ram Charan as Ram Nandan, an IAS who is appointed as a district collector and tussles with powerful politicians. Director Shankar has been cagey about whether the film is based on real people like TN Seshan. However, while promoting the film, the film’s antagonist, SJ Suryah, said, “Karthik Subbaraj’s outline is …