'RC17': Sukumar’s team denies delay rumors for Ram Charan starrer, final story officially locked - Reports

Ram Charan and filmmaker Sukumar will reunite for the upcoming film, tentatively named ‘RC17’. Recently, there have been rumours that makers are yet to finalize the script as they are still exploring multiple storylines, which might delay the project. Now the team has cleared the confusion.

Associate director clarifies misunderstanding

As per a report by 123Telugu, Sukumar’s associate director, Hussain Sha Kiran, explained that there was a small misunderstanding when he spoke earlier about the script. He shared that he mistakenly said the team had two stories. What he actually meant was that the team had two versions of the same story. The ‘Pushpa’ director usually asks his writers to prepare different versions of a script. After that, he chooses the best one. The team has already finalised the story for the film with Ram Charan.

What was said earlier?

For the unversed, earlier, Hussain Sha Kiran had said, “I am penning one story for the film. However, another story is also being developed by the team. We still don’t know which one we will ultimately go ahead with.”

‘RC17’ announcement

The film, ‘RC17’ was announced back in March 2024. Sharing a picture, the director, Ram Charan, wrote, “#RC17 the force reunites”. The post further confirmed that the music will be composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Fans have been highly anticipating the project. Since then, the makers have yet to make any official announcement about the film.

Ram Charan and Sukumar are working together again after their blockbuster ‘Rangasthalam.’

Ram Charan’s upcoming film ‘Peddi’

On the work front, Ram Charan is working on his upcoming sports drama movie, ‘Peddi’, which is set to release on April 30, 2026. Directed by Buchi Babu Sana of ‘Uppena’ fame, the movie stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead and includes Jagapathi Babu, Shiv Rajkumar, Divyendu Sharma, Boman Irani and others. On the other hand, Sukumar last directed the Allu Arjun starrer blockbuster ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule.’Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”