Ram Charan and Sukumar’s RC17 begins with pooja on Nov 1

Ram Charan and Sukumar are making their long-rumoured reunion official. The tentatively titled RC17 will begin with a pooja ceremony on November 1, 2026, at 10:50 AM, the makers confirmed on social media. It is the actor-director duo’s first project together since the 2018 rural blockbuster Rangasthalam.

The pooja locks in the timeline

Mythri Movie Makers, the banner behind the film, shared the date and time of the ceremony. Pre-production has already started, and the unit is expected to begin the main schedule in Hyderabad. Reports also indicate the makers are working towards a 2028 release, which gives the production a long runway for a film being touted as a massive, big-budget project.

Sukumar has reportedly spent more than two years developing and fine-tuning the script. That gap matters: rather than rushing a follow-up after Rangasthalam, the team has chosen a longer development cycle, and the pooja turns that preparation into a dated public commitment.

From rural Rangasthalam to an urban action-adventure

Rangasthalam, their previous collaboration, followed Chitti Babu, a cheerful, partially hearing boat skipper whose life changes when his brother challenges a corrupt village president. The film’s village setting, earthy humour and revenge story made it a landmark for Telugu commercial cinema.

RC17, by contrast, is reported to be an action-adventure entertainer with an urban backdrop. The switch matters because it tests whether the actor-director pairing can carry its energy beyond the rural texture that defined their first outing.

Casting and music: what is still open

• Female lead: Early reports floated Sara Arjun and Bhagyashrii Borse, but recent buzz suggests the makers may prefer a Telugu actor. No official confirmation has arrived.
• Music director: Devi Sri Prasad was initially announced, but his name was missing from the latest update. Speculation now points to Anirudh Ravichander, though the makers have not commented.
• Shoot: The film is expected to go on floors in Hyderabad after the ceremony.

Where Ram Charan goes from here

He was last seen in Peddi, a sports action drama directed by Buchi Babu Sana, with Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead. With RC17, he returns to a director who gave him one of his most loved performances — and to a project that fans have been tracking since the first reunion reports.

For now, the pooja is the concrete signal that a long-rumoured project is actually moving. The next updates to watch are the female lead, the composer and the full cast list as the Hyderabad schedule takes shape.

Source: PINKVILLA

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