RC16 is titled Peddi: Ram Charan sports rugged avatar in first look from Buchi Babu Sana's film with Janhvi Kapoor

Peddi: Ram Charan, with a piercing gaze, messy hair, an untamed beard, and a nose ring, looks menacing in the poster. Check it out here.

Updated on: Mar 27, 2025, 10:28:35 IST

By Ananya Das

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The title of actor Ram Charan's 16th film was unveiled on his 40th birthday, along with his first look. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, film's director Buchi Babu Sana shared posters of the film titled Peddi. It was earlier tentatively titled RC16. (Also Read | Janhvi Kapoor poses with Ram Charan's wife Upasana Konidela, receives special gift from her on RC 16 set)

Ram Charan's RC16 is now titled Peddi

In the posters, Charan embraces an intense, earthy, and fiercely raw character. The first-look poster captures him in a gritty, no-nonsense avatar—with piercing eyes, messy hair, an untamed beard, and a nose ring.

Ram Charan's first look from Peddi unveiled

He wears a striped red and smokes a cigar. The second poster reveals him holding an old cricket bat, with a rustic village stadium illuminated by floodlights in the background. Sharing the posters, the director wrote, “Happy Birthday my Dear @AlwaysRamCharan Sir..In one word you are Gold Sir. Tqq for everything Sir.”

More about Peddi

The film also features Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor, Jagapathi Babu, and Divyendu Sharma. Peddi has been written by Buchi Babu Sana and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings under the banner of Vriddhi Cinemas.

The film is produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru, with music by AR Rahman, cinematography by R Rathnavelu, production design by Avinash Kolla, editing by Navin Nooli, and VY Praveen Kumar as the executive producer. The shooting of the film is set to start soon.

Ram Charan's last film

Ram Charan was last seen in Game Changer, which was a huge box office bomb. The film, which stars Kiara Advani alongside Charan, was released on January 10 in theatres. Directed by S Shankar, Game Changer is currently streaming on Prime Video. It will be available for streaming in Telugu, with dubs in Tamil and Kannada languages.

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