Ram Charan and Sukumar begin ‘RC17’ with grand pooja ceremony

NewsentertainmenttelugumoviesChiranjeevi gives Mega Clap as Ram Charan and Sukumar officially begin ‘RC17’ Chiranjeevi gives Mega Clap as Ram Charan and Sukumar officially begin ‘RC17’ TOI Entertainment Desk / etimes.in / Updated: Nov 01, 2026, 13:59 IST Ram Charan and director Sukumar have officially begun their much-awaited second collaboration, tentatively titled ‘RC17’.

The film’s grand pooja ceremony was held in Hyderabad on Sunday, with Ram Charan, Sukumar and Megastar Chiranjeevi attending the event.The makers shared a video from the ceremony on their official social media handles. The event began at around 10:50 am, marking the start of the project.The video showed Ram Charan arriving at the venue and greeting the members of the team.

The actor later lit the ceremonial lamp as part of the pooja.Chiranjeevi gives the Mega Clap Chiranjeevi performed the auspicious coconut-breaking ritual and also gave the film its first clap. Sharing the moment, the makers wrote, “The journey of #RC17 begins with the MEGA CLAP Megastar @KChiruTweets garu sounded the clapboard and blessed the entire team of #RC17.” The ceremony was attended by several prominent personalities from the Telugu film industry.

Along with Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Sukumar, those present included Mr. and Mrs. Sukumar, Ravi Shankar, Naveen Yerneni, Naga Vamsi, Rahul Sankrityan, Gopichand Malineni, Maruthi, Buchi Babu Sana, Vamsi Nandipati and Harish Shankar, among others.‘RC17’ cast and technical team Talking about the film’s technical team, Ratnavelu is handling the cinematography, while Anirudh Ravichander has been confirmed as the music composer.

The makers are expected to announce the remaining cast and crew details in the coming days. ‘RC17’ was officially announced in March 2024, when Ram Charan shared a picture with Sukumar during Holi. The project marks their reunion after the 2018 blockbuster ‘Rangasthalam’.‘Rangasthalam’ is a village drama, featuring Ram Charan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles.

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