Ram Charan's RC17 Goes On Floors; Chiranjeevi Gives First Clap To Peddi Star's Next With Pushpa Director Sukumar

Ram Charan, who was last seen in Peddi, is all set to collaborate with Pushpa director Sukumar for his next film, which is tentatively titled RC17. It has to be noted that it will mark Ram and Sukumar's second collaboration after their blockbuster film, Rangasthalam, which also starred Samantha Ruth Prabhu as the female lead. RC17 went on the floors on Sunday (November 1) in Hyderabad. The Peddi star's actor-father, Megastar Chiranjeevi, graced the traditional puja ceremony and gave the first clap for the film. The veteran actor also gave his blessings to the team of RC17.

Ram Charan's Next RC17 Shooting Begins

RC17 is being made under Mythri Movie Makers. The production house shared a video of its official X handle, in which the makers offered a glimpse of the celebration. They captioned the post as, "The journey of #RC17 begins with the MEGA CLAP Megastar @KChiruTweets garu sounded the clapboard and blessed the entire team of #RC17." (sic)

In the video, one can see Ram Charan arriving at the event and greeting the team. The puja ceremony began at around 10.50 am. The actor lit the diya as a part of the rituals. Chiranjeevi Konidela performed the traditional coconut-breaking ritual before giving the film its first clap.

Apart from Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Sukumar, Ravi Shankar, Naveen Yerneni, Naga Vamsi, Rahul Sankrityan, Gopichand Malineni, Maruthi, Buchi Babu Sana, Vamsi Nandipati, Harish Shankar and others were also present at the event. Popular Hindi film producer, Bhushan Kumar accompanied Ram Charan at the RC17 event. The name of the lead actress is not yet revealed.

RC17 will be shot by cinematographer Ratnavelu. He has earlier worked with the director on Rangasthalam. The details about the rest of the cast and crew are still under wraps.

About Ram Charan

Ram Charan was last seen in Peddi, which received mixed to positive reviews from the masses and critics. It emerged as a box office success. However, it had been in the news for allegedly showing lead actress Janhvi Kapoor in an objectionable manner.

Janhvi herself spoke about it on Koffee With Karan 9. She said, "The reason I felt apprehensive to talk about it was because I worked very hard on that film. I really didn't know what to say or if there was anything really to say, even because it's important that I take ownership of my half of whatever that fiasco was. Because it weighs heavily on my consciousness, the sort of negative impact a narrative like that can have on our society, specific to my gender. That shame, I will always carry with me."

Coming back to Sukumar, his last film, Pushpa 2 with Allu Arjun turned out to be a blockbuster at the box office.