They Call Him OG (or simply OG) is a gangster action thriller starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, which was released on September 25, 2025. Following the film’s successful box-office performance, director Sujeeth revealed how the film got its title OG.
Sujeeth reveals how he got the OG title for Pawan Kalyan starrer
In a recent conversation with Galatta Plus, Sujeeth revealed that he was not even in India when the OG title was finalized and it was initially intended to be a placeholder.
The director said, “One day, the producer called and said we are going to release the poster the next day. I wasn’t even in India. I said, ‘Okay,’ and they sent me a poster, which was very bad. After many years, after Saaho released, after my marriage, and after COVID, I was releasing a film, and this was the poster.”
He further added, “At 2 am, I called the producer and told him that if there is any problem with the poster, it is okay to send a new one before 7 am, and they will show it to Kalyan sir. I called all my ADs in India, I was not in India at that time, and asked them to do something, any poster.”
Sujeeth further revealed that his assistant directors sent him several posters featuring Pawan Kalyan with Japanese-inspired elements. However, he felt the visuals also needed a catchy caption.
Sujeeth further added, “I always had the idea of ’They Call Him OG’ in my mind, so I kept it there. I got approval, and by the morning, it went viral and became the official title. When I later tried to give it another name, people said it was a good title. So I had to write the character to match it, like Ojas Gambhira and others.”
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They Call Him OG (or OG) is a period gangster action thriller starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role. The film tells the story of Ojas Gambhira, also known as OG, a former samurai-gangster of Indian origin who returns to Mumbai in the 1990s after years in hiding to confront the ruthless gangster Omi Bhau.
As Omi threatens the life of Ojas’ foster father and his criminal empire, Oji is forced to return to Mumbai, sparking a brutal war for power and vengeance amid shifting loyalties and hidden betrayals.
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