‘Merupu’ Memories Still Haunt Ram Charan

Many heroes, especially those who crack the commercial code of films, often try to make sports-backdrop movies. After the success of films like Lagaan, Chak De, and others, movies like Dangal and Sultan also succeeded. However, in recent times, sports-based movies like Varun Tej’s Ghani and Sharwanand’s Biker haven’t succeeded. But still, Ram Charan, who thought of doing a sports film early in his career, is still waiting for one until Peddi happens.

In fact, back in 2009, after the stupendous success of Magadheera, Ram Charan wanted to do a sports movie. Tamil Director Dharani, who has delivered Bangaram with Pawan Kalyan, has narrated a sports-backed story to Charan, and the movie got kick-started in 2010 with Kajal Aggarwal in the lead. However, the film never got wrapped up and was scrapped later. Since then, Ram Charan is said to be looking forward to doing a sports-backed film, and that’s the reason why Buchi Babu Sana narrated the “Peddi” story, he got mightily impressed.

In his latest interview, Ram Charan stated that he wanted to do a sports movie, but when Merupu got stopped, he got hurt. Finally, with Peddi, his desire was fulfilled. Also, he’s playing a crossover athlete in the movie, as he appears as a cricketer, wrestler, and sprinter as well. Hope the film gives the success that Charan envisioned through a sports drama and makes his dream of starring in one come true.