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Game Changer

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.9 Mixed 9 Indian-media reviews
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Game Changer

Game Changer is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language political action comedy film directed by Shankar, in his Telugu debut, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Ram Charan in dual roles, alongside Kiara Advani, Anjali, S. J.

Director
S. Shankar
Studio
Run time
Language
Telugu

Reviews

10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Mixed

Critics' aggregate for Game Changer is 58/100 from 9 scored critic/publication reviews.

Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 10 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.

Positive 10

OTTplay Avad Mohammad
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.0
Avad Mohammad of OTTplay gave 3/5 stars and wrote, "Ram Charan shines in this social drama that has a predictable plot, narrated in a decent manner."
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The Indian Express Avinash Ramachandran
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.5
Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "Game Changer is essentially a lot of nice segments that are stitched together in the hope that it would make a good film.
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Bollywood Hungama
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.0
Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.0/5 and wrote, "Game Changer is yet another mass-appealing anti-corruption saga from Shankar that works due to the clapworthy moments, twists and turns, relatable goings-on and performances of Ram Charan and S.
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India Today Janani K
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.5
Janani K of India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "It is high time that Shankar rethinks his way to grandeur filmmaking.
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Filmfare Rachit Gupta
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.5
Rachit Gupta of Filmfare rated the film 3.5/5 and wrote, "In essence, Game Changer is an unmistakable Shankar creation fuelled and delivered with Ram Charan's charisma."
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The Hindu Sangeetha Devi Dundoo
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu described Ram Charan's portrayal of Appanna as "Ram Charan's best performance after Rangasthalam." She remarked, "Director Shankar's latest has fun segments featuring Ram Charan and SJ Suryah, but the hasty narrative leaves little room for emotional heft."
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Times Now Sashidhar Adivi
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.0
Sashidhar Adivi of Times Now gave 3/5 stars and wrote, "With style and swag in abundance, Game Changer is like the quintessential masala entertainer.
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Cinema Express Sudhir Srinivasan
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.5
Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "But here's the thing: a three-hour canvas of hero-uses-rules-to-thwart-villains can only stretch so far without fraying, especially when the film itself doesn't treat it too much reverence."
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Soundtrack

  • Jaragandi Daler Mehndi, Sunidhi Chauhan
  • Raa Macha Macha Nakash Aziz
  • NaaNaa Hyraanaa Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal
  • Dhop Thaman S, Roshini, Prudhvi Chandra, Sruthi Ranjani Modumudi
  • Arugu Meedha Thaman S, Roshini
  • Konda Devara Thaman S, Sravana Bhargavi
  • Koparap Thaman S, Roll Rida

Technical specs

Language
Telugu
Country
IN
Director
S. Shankar

Trivia

  • Game Changer marks director Shankar's Telugu language debut.
  • The film stars Ram Charan in dual roles alongside Kiara Advani.
  • Principal photography began in October 2021 and wrapped in July 2024 after multiple delays.
  • Filming locations included international destinations such as Japan, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, and New Zealand.
  • The movie was released on 10 January 2025, coinciding with the festival of Sankranthi.
  • Game Changer emerged as Shankar's second major box office failure, following Indian 2.

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