Exclusive: Ram Charan on how Peddi changed him as an actor and person
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Ram Charan said that Peddi allowed him to represent those who need a voice and identity. He described it as his toughest role and revealed that he suffered a serious injury while shooting for wrestling.
Actor Ram Charan talks about his role in his upcoming film pediHe said he feels fortunate to play a character that represents people who are often unheard and deserve both a voice and recognition. In an exclusive interview with India Today Regarding Suyesha Sawant, she said that this role made her feel proud and it is one of the most demanding roles she has played.
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He also revealed what the film taught him as an actor and a person, as well as an injury he suffered shortly before shooting a wrestling scene. Charan said that the experience of playing the character advanced him in his art and made him feel satisfied beyond his work as an actor.
Ram Charan is proud of himself pedi Character
Talking about the role, Charan said, “I am very fortunate to play this character. We are representing a class of people who are unheard, who need a voice and need recognition. And to play that kind of character is very important in a country like India. I feel very proud and fortunate to play such a role.”
he added this pedi It was “the most difficult character I have played” and he said it was interesting to get into the character. He said that he learned a lot as an actor during the film’s journey and felt that he had “upped his game” while working on it. He also said that the journey was overall satisfying, not only as an actor but also as a person.
Charan also talked about staying down to earth, crediting the people around him for keeping him humble. He said, “My co-stars make me very humble. Working with great talents makes me humble, big success makes me humble and having someone like my father at home, all these things make me humble. I am humbled by all this. So how can you be anything other than grateful and humble.”
Ram Charan talks openly about his wrist injury
Speaking about his wrist injury, Charan said that it happened three or four days before the team was to shoot the wrestling scene.
He said he “heard a click that felt like cartilage rupturing” and he avoided getting an MRI immediately because he feared the burden of the diagnosis would weigh on his mind while filming the scene.
He said, “It was one tear, but now there are seven tears because of 20 days of shooting. I just had to see the film and I wanted it to come out on June 4.”
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Apart from the wrist injury, Ram Charan also suffered a minor eye injury on the sets of his film in early March.
A source close to the team confirmed to the publication, “Ram Charan was shooting an action sequence and got injured. He needed four stitches. The injury is above his eye, not in the eye as some reports suggested. His eye is completely fine.”
Directed by Buchi Babu Sana, pediIt is an upcoming sports drama, also starring Janhvi Kapoor, Boman Irani and Divyendu in lead roles. The Telugu drama is set to release in theaters on June 4.