'That’s why I decided to do a film in Telugu': Shankar

Ram Charan has collaborated with famous filmmaker Shankar for Game Changer. It is a high-budget political action-drama. Game Changer is scheduled for a worldwide release on January 10. A pre-release event was held on January 4 in Rajahmundry ahead of film release.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan attended as the chief guest. Other attendees included cinematography minister Kandula Durgesh, MLAs Gorantla Buchaiah Chowdary, Adireddy Vasu, Bathula Balaram and Kolikapudi Srinivas. MLC Hari Prasad and KUDA chairman Thummala Babu also graced the event.

Director Shankar's speech at the event has attracted many. He said, "I thank Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan garu for attending this Game Changer's event. I met him once to invite him to my daughter's wedding. He received me so well and talked to me so warmly. Within a few minutes of meeting him, I started admiring him."

Shankar added, "I never made a straight Telugu film in all these years of my career yet you received me so well. That’s why I decided to do a film in Telugu. I thank Dil Raju garu and Ram Charan garu for giving me this opportunity. We shot the film in Telugu locations. The film is about a war between a minister and a collector. The hero's flashback episode is a major highlight."

He praised the cast and said, "Ram Charan garu lived in that role. Every actor including Kiara Advani garu, Anjali garu, Srikanth garu, Naveen Chandra garu and SJ Suryah garu, performed exceptionally well. Thaman composed great music. I thank the entire team for supporting me."