Last Update: January 16, 2023, 21:26 IST
Ram Charan, Jr NTR’s RRR union was meant to counter bad press on family feud
In a recent interview, RRR actor Ram Charan opened up about his family history with his co-star Jr NTR.
Director SS Rajamouli in an interview with Seth Meyers on his late night show revealed that Ram Charan and Jr NTR were the only two stars approached for the lead roles in RRR. Now Ram Charan has spoken about his decision to work with JR NTR. The actor said that it was a conscious step taken by him as he wanted to work with Jr NTR and wanted to turn the story around the bad press rumored between their families. The actor made the revelation during his recent appearance on the DP/30 series hosted by David Poland.
The Telugu star was asked about his equation with his RRR co-actor Jr NTR. Ram Charan talks about his family history with Jr NTR. “There is a sense of ‘brotherhood and sisterhood’, but obviously, there is a healthy competition. There are seven actors in my family, and once the party is over, once the festival is over, even my cousins And I am competitive. Obviously, there is a sense of competition with NTR as well. Our families are known to be arch rivals in the film industry for 20-30 years. His grandfather, and my father. It was like we were arch rivals There were families,” said Ram Charan.
Both the actors belong to influential Telugu film families. Ram Charan is the son of South megastar Chiranjeevi. Ram’s uncle is Pawan Kalyan and he is the cousin of Allu Arjun, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej, Niharika Konidela, Allu Sirish and Panja Vaishnav Tej. Meanwhile, Jr. NTR is the son of Nandamuri Harikrishna and the grandson of NT Rama Rao.
Hence, Ram Charan and Jr NTR starring in RRR is one of the ‘most intriguing parts’ as Rajamouli brought together two stars with family history in the industry. Ram Charan said, “We have known each other for almost 15 years. And there was so much negative press around both families. There’s only one way to go, which is to try and build a better bond from there. It couldn’t have been more negative for both families, so we both decided to change it because we were both hearing it,”
The RRR team is currently basking in the success of the Golden Globe Awards. The film’s track Naatu Naatu won the award in the Best Original Song category. RRR also won two awards at the Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Foreign Film and Best Song.
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