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Game Changer

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Game Changer release date: 10 January 2025 (theatres). Directed by S. Shankar; starring Ram Charan, Kiara Advani and Anjali.

Film release: 10 January 2025 · All 2025 films
Director: S. Shankar
Music: Thaman S
Production: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Runtime: 165 min
Language: Telugu

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Film release: 10 January 2025 · all 2025 Telugu films.

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Game Changer is a 2025 Telugu-language political action drama directed by Shankar, marking his first film in Telugu. Produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations, it stars Ram Charan in a dual role, alongside Kiara Advani, Anjali, S. J. Suryah, Srikanth, Sunil, Jayaram and Samuthirakani. The film was released for Sankranthi in January 2025 but became a major box-office failure.

Story

Ram Nandan passes the UPSC examination and is appointed District Magistrate of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Even before he takes up the post, he is attacked by men sent by an old college rival who now runs illegal sand mining under the protection of Bobbili Mopidevi, a minister and the ambitious son of the state’s Chief Minister, Bobbili Sathyamoorthy.

Once in office, Ram gives the district’s wrongdoers a chance to stop. When they laugh at him, he starts raiding their operations and exposes food adulteration and illegal construction. Flashbacks show that Ram once studied medicine but had a fierce temper whenever he saw injustice, and that it was Deepika, the woman he loved, who pushed him towards the civil services. His campaign against corruption puts him on a collision course with Mopidevi, and a secret from the state’s political past gradually comes to the surface. The film’s later turns are best left unspoiled.

Cast

Ram Charan plays two roles in the film. The rest of the principal cast is made up of Kiara Advani, Anjali, S. J. Suryah, Srikanth, Sunil, Jayaram and Samuthirakani.

Production

The film was officially announced in February 2021, and its title was revealed in March 2023. Principal photography started in October 2021 but was held up by several delays and did not wrap until July 2024. Shooting took place at a range of locations in India and abroad, including Japan, China, Malaysia, Cambodia and New Zealand.

Tirru was the cinematographer, and Shameer Muhammed and Ruben handled the editing.

Music

Thaman S composed the songs and the original score.

Release

Game Changer opened in cinemas on 10 January 2025, timed to coincide with the festival of Sankranthi.

Reception and box office

Critics gave the film mixed to negative reviews. Its release was also followed by a controversy over its reported collections: according to the source, trade analysts and viewers criticised the opening-day collection poster, which was accused of overstating the film’s earnings by ₹100 crore compared with the actual figures. The film went on to become a major box-office failure.

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.

Cast of Game Changer (2025)

Ram Charan as H. Ram Nandan / Appanna
Kiara Advani as Deepika Nandan
Anjali as Parvathy
S. J. Surya as Bobbili Mopidevi
Srikanth as Bobbili Sathyamurthy
Jayaram as Bobbili Magadheera Munimanikyam
Samuthirakani as Savi
Indukuri Sunil Varma as "Side" Sathyam

Additional cast

Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.

Also in the cast (TMDB): Rajeev Kanakala as Mukunda, Prudhviraj as Mopidevi's P.A, Banerjee as Mallikarjuna Rao, Ananya Sharma as Ram's adoptive sister, Satya as Ram's Friend, Harsha Chemudu as Ram's Friend, Nellore Sudharshan as Ram's Friend, Venkatesh Kakumanu as Ram's Friend, Racha Ravi as Simha's Assistant.

Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.

What critics said

Reviews cited in the article were mixed to positive: critics praised Ram Charan's performance and director Shankar's scale, and several faulted a hasty or unfocused narrative.

Filmfare (Rachit Gupta) called it “an unmistakable Shankar creation” driven by Ram Charan's charisma.
The Hans India called it a solid political drama with exceptional performances from Ram Charan and Anjali.
The Times of India (Paul Nicodemus) described a well-executed commercial film, praising Anjali and S. J. Suryah as well as the lead.
Bollywood Hungama saw another mass anti-corruption saga from Shankar that works thanks to its twists and performances.
Times Now (Sashidhar Adivi) called it a quintessential masala entertainer whose screenwriting could have been better.
The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) called Ram Charan's turn as Appanna his best since Rangasthalam, but felt the hasty narrative leaves little room for emotional weight.
The Indian Express (Avinash Ramachandran) described nice segments stitched together that become incoherent for lack of focus.
India Today (Janani K) suggested it was time for Shankar to rethink his approach to grand filmmaking.

Box office: the article gives an estimated worldwide gross of ₹195 crore.

Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Game Changer (film) (revision 1375908414), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.

Source record: Q110917109 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.