When he wasn’t travelling with SS Rajamouli and Junior NTR for the promotions of RRR at global awards, Ram Charan spent considerable time shooting his next film, Game Changer, with director S Shankar. The actor plays a double role, of which one is an IAS officer who later becomes the Chief Minister of his state. Also starring Kiara Advani, the thriller, set against a political background, is said to be in the same space as the filmmaker’s blockbusters, including Indian, Anniyan, and Shivaji: The Boss. Since Shankar was also working on completing his Kamal Haasan-starrer Indian 2 after it was revived, Game Changer became secondary. Now, we hear that the remaining shoot of the political thriller is scheduled to be wrapped up by February. “Ram is excited about his collaboration with Shankar and confident that the political thriller will resonate with cinegoers when it releases next year,” says a source. Unlike 2023, 2024 will be a busy year for the actor. He is in advance talks with Jersey director Gowtham Tinnaunuri for an interesting subject and also Rangasthalam and Pushpa maker Sukumar for his next. Talk in Tollywood is that Gowtam’s directorial venture will be Ram’s next. If that’s not all, Uppena director Buchi Babu is also looking to team up with the actor for his next. 

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