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Game Changer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Shankar
Screenplay byVivek
Dialogues bySai Madhav Burra
Story byKarthik Subbaraj
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTirru
R. Rathnavelu
Edited byShameer Muhammed
Ruben
Music byThaman S
Production
company		Sri Venkateswara Creations
Distributed bysee below
Release date
  • 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)
Running time166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Game Changer is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language political action thriller film directed by S. Shankar (in his first Telugu film), from a script by Vivek based on a story by Karthik Subbaraj. It is produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Ram Charan alongside Kiara Advani, Anjali, Samuthirakani, S. J. Suryah, Srikanth, Prakash Raj and Sunil.

The film was announced in February 2021 and its title was revealed in March 2023. Principal photography occurred from October 2021 to July 2024 in locations such as Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Mumbai, Chandigarh and New Zealand. Game Changer has music composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Tirru and editing by Shameer Muhammed and Ruben.

Game Changer is scheduled to be released on 10 January 2025, coinciding with Sankranti, in standard, IMAX, 4DX, Dolby Cinema and Qube EPIQ formats.

Premise

Ram Nandan, an IAS officer with anger issues, strives to combat corrupt politicians, including the CM Bobbili Mopidevi, for destroying his father Appanna's dream of a corruption-free country.

Cast

Production

Development

On 30 September 2017, it was announced in the first season of the Tamil reality television show Bigg Boss in Chennai that Dil Raju and Sirish's Sri Venkateswara Creations would produce Shankar's Indian 2 starring Kamal Haasan. However the studio backed out the following month, reportedly due to increased production costs and Shankar and Dil Raju planned to collaborate on another project which later became Game Changer. In May 2019, it was reported that Shankar would direct a multi-starrer film featuring Vijay and Vikram in the lead role though this later proved to be untrue. In January 2020, Shankar reportedly narrated another script to Vijay but the latter turned down the offer because the Vijay wanted Sun Pictures to produce the film as he had already signed a project with the studio which later became Beast (2022), but Shankar wanted Sri Venkateswara Creations to produce the film as he had already signed a project with the studio. In October 2020, it was reported that Shankar would direct a film with Yash in the lead role though this later proved to be untrue. In late 2020, Shankar narrated a script to Prabhas, but the latter could not sign up for the film due to his prior commitments with Radhe Shyam (2022). During the COVID-19 lockdown, Shankar was impressed by the novel Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari written by S. Venkatesan and he acquired the rights of the novel and decided to make it into a 3 part feature film, but the project did not materialize due to the high production costs involved. Instead, Shankar began hearing stories from other directors namely N. Lingusamy and Karthik Subbaraj. After being impressed with Karthik Subburaj's story, he decided to write the screenplay for it and direct it which later became Game Changer.

Pre-production

On 13 February 2021, Shankar officially announced that he would collaborate with Ram Charan for a film funded by Dil Raju and Sirish's Sri Venkateswara Creations, in their maiden collaboration with Shankar under the under the working title RC15 (as it is Charan's 15th film as the lead actor) and SVC50 (as it is the production house's 50th film). Initially, the film was reported to be a historical action film, but later it was clarified that it would be a political action instead.

Director Karthik Subbaraj wrote the film's original story with Shankar writing the screenplay. Sai Madhav Burra contributed to the dialogues. Tirru was signed on as the cinematographer, marking his maiden collaboration with Shankar. The remaining technical team of the film consisted of editor Shameer Muhammed, action choreographer duo Anbariv, and art director Avinash Kolla. Thaman S would score the music in his first collaboration with Shankar as music director. Initially, Shankar planned to rope in his norm composer A. R. Rahman but on Dil Raju's request, Thaman was chosen as the music director. Dance choreographers of the film include Prabhu Deva, Jani Master, Prem Rakshith, Bosco Martis, Ganesh Acharya, and Sandy Master.

In December 2024, it was reported that the film was made on a budget of ₹400–500 crore. In January 2025, it was reported that Charan recieved ₹65 crore as his remuneration. Shankar reportedly decided to take the revenue sharing model, receiving a small amount as advance, and a chunk of the profits would be given to him as his remuneration in order to benefit the film's production.

Casting

Initially, Shankar wanted Pawan Kalyan to play the lead role but Dil Raju was skeptical about the choice and Charan was finalised for the role. Charan reportedly plays a dual role as a father and son. In July 2021 it was announced that Kiara Advani was signed on to be the lead actress which marks her second collaboration with Charan after Vinaya Vidheya Rama. Anjali was cast in a pivotal role, while Sunil, Srikanth, Jayaram, and Naveen Chandra were all confirmed to be a part of the film. S. J. Suryah was confirmed to be part of the film in September 2022.

Filming

The film was formally launched with a muhurat shot on 8 September 2021 at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad with a traditional pooja ceremony attended by Ranveer Singh, Chiranjeevi, and S. S. Rajamouli.

Principal photography began on 22 October 2021 and the first schedule was completed in the first week of November. Filming took place in Maharashtra at Pune, Satara and Phaltan. Later that month, a song was shot for 10 days, at a specially erected set in Ramoji Film City. The song, which also included international dancers, was choreographed by Jani Master. The Times of India reported that nearly ₹23 crore (US$2.7 million) was spent on the song. During the schedule, the team also shot a 7-minute action sequence at a reported cost of ₹70 crore (US$8.2 million). Anbariv and others were hired to design these action sequences in the film.

The third schedule for the film commenced in February 2022. Planned for about 20 days, the shoot took place in Andhra Pradesh at Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Kovvur and other nearby places of West Godavari and East Godavari districts. Later the same month, it was reported that filming for Indian 2, also directed by Shankar, which the production was halted for two and a half years, would take place after wrapping up the film shoot. Charan took a break from filming to take part in the success celebrations of RRR and returned to filming in April. Charan and Advani began a 20-day schedule at Amritsar in April, to film their college portions. For undisclosed reasons, R. Rathnavelu joined the unit in Amritsar to complete the remaining portions in place of Tirru. In May, the crew shot a schedule in Visakhapatnam.

By July 2022, 60% of the filming was completed with Shankar intending to wrap up filming by December. Earlier the same month, a massive song involving around 1000 dancers was shot in Punjab and Hyderabad. After the song shoot, an action sequence involving 1200 fighters was planned. In August, Shankar confirmed that he would be shooting both Game Changer and Indian 2, simultaneously. The filming was planned to resume in early September in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam. In November 2022, 10 days of a schedule was filmed in New Zealand, where the team picturized an expensive song across multiple exotic locations in the country.

In February 2023, filming resumed with a few scenes shot at Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam, followed by Simhachalam and Charminar. A few pictures of scenes from the set were leaked online during the filming at the university. In March 2023, a song involving 100 dancers, choreographed by Prabhu Deva, was shot. In April 2023, Shankar revealed that he would be shooting the climactic scenes soon. On 26 April 2023, filming of the climactic scenes started under the supervision of Anbariv, in a special set in Shamshabad. Charan shot high combat scenes with 1200 fighters for the same. On 9 May, filming of the climax was wrapped. In July, an action sequence choreographed by Peter Hein was wrapped in Hyderabad. Mysore schedule was started on 23 November, and was wrapped early December. In late December, a short schedule in Hyderabad, featuring Srikanth, Samuthirakani, S. J. Suryah, and others was wrapped up. The final schedule was completed in July 2024. In December 2024, it was reported that the filming lasted for 280 days, in which Ram Charan's portion were reportedly short for 192 days.

Marketing

The film's first look and title was revealed on 27 March 2023, coinciding with Charan's birthday. The teaser of the film was released on 9 November, 2024 in Lucknow. The official trailer was released on 2 Janurary 2025.

Music

Main article: Game Changer (soundtrack)

The soundtrack is composed by Thaman S, in his first musical collaboration, along with his second overall collaboration, with Shankar, after making his acting debut in Boys (2003). It also marks the fourth time Shankar is working with another music composer besides his regular collaborator, A. R. Rahman. Thaman composed and recorded an introduction song on 14–15 July 2021 in Hyderabad, with the help of 135 musicians. The audio rights for the film were acquired by Saregama.

The song "Jaragandi" was leaked online in September 2023, which was reportedly made on a budget of ₹15 crore. Later, the makers announced the song as the first single which would be released on Diwali 2023. However, the highly negative response from the audience prompted Thaman to change the singers, delaying the official release of the song. It released on 27 March 2024, on the occasion of Charan's 39th birthday to mixed reviews criticizing it's composition but received praise for its visuals and making.

The second single titled "Raa Macha Macha" was released on 30 September 2024 to mixed reviews from critics criticizing its composition and lyrics, calling it "outdated and ordinary", but received praise for its visuals and making. The third single Naa Naa Hyraanaa was released on 28 November 2024. The fourth single, titled "Dhop", was released on 22 December 2024.

Release

Theatrical

Game Changer is scheduled to release on 10 January 2025, coinciding with Sankranti weekend in standard, IMAX, 4DX, Dolby Cinema and Qube EPIQ formats thereby clashing with Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer Daaku Maharaaj, Venkatesh Daggubati starrer Sankranthiki Vasthunam. Previously, the film was announced to release on Christmas 2024, but due to unfinished post-production work it was eventually postponed to the current date.

Distribution

The Tamil dubbed version of the film is being distributed by Adityaram, under SVC Adityaram Movies. Anil Thadani of AA Films and Zee Studios acquired the distribution rights of the dubbed Hindi version for North India.

Home media

The digital distribution rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video for ₹105 crore.

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