{"id":473936,"date":"2026-06-03T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/473936\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:40:12","slug":"ram-charan-idol-invites-trolling-and-hurts-sentiments-ahead-of-peddi-release-producer-defends-focus-on-emotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/473936\/","title":{"rendered":"Ram Charan idol invites trolling and \u2018hurts sentiments\u2019 ahead of Peddi release; producer defends: \u2018Focus on emotion\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Ram Charan<\/a>\u2019s fans wanted to do something special to show their love for him ahead of the release of Peddi. However, their token of admiration only invited trolling when it was unveiled. Ram\u2019s fans put up an idol of him at Arjun Theatre, Kukatpally, only for the internet to point out that it looks nothing like him. A team member defended it even as the fans issued a public apology.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe idol of Ram Charan that his fans put up with love in Hyderabad.Ram Charan idol put up by fans invites trolling<\/p>\n

Kukatpally fans of Ram put up an idol of his at Arjun Theatre and invited the President of RC Yuvashakthi, producer of films such as Ninnu Veedani Needanu Nene, A1 Express, and Michael, and a member of the actor\u2019s team, Pasupulati Siva aka Siva Cherry, to the unveiling. The idol is fashioned on the actor\u2019s look from his upcoming film Peddi<\/a>. However, it invited trolling for its appearance, with many pointing out how it looked nothing like the actor.<\/p>\n

Some thought that the idol looked more like Malayalam actor Joju George<\/a> than Ram or Telugu actor Naveen Chandra. Others thought the idol looked more like Siva himself than Ram. \u201cSuper Anna, entaki adhi evari vigraham? (Super brother, by the way, whose idol is that?)\u201d questioned one X (formerly Twitter) user with sarcasm. \u201cVallu cheyinchina vigraham Suryavardhan @AlwaysRamCharan di… Kani akkada unna vigraham Garudadi @eyrahul (They tried to make Ram Charan\u2019s idol and ended up making Rahul Ramakrishna\u2019s).\u201d<\/p>\n

Siva Cherry defends the idol even as fans issue apology<\/p>\n

After the trolling gained intensity, Siva put out a statement that read: \u201cIt is easy to criticize from a distance, but every fan initiative is driven by genuine love and effort. This event was organized by the local Kukatpally Ram Charan fans. I have come across a few tweets criticizing the celebration, but I believe the focus should be on the emotion and dedication behind it.\u201d He added, \u201cAs the President of RC Yuvashakthi, I attended the event to support the fans and appreciate their passion for Ram Charan Garu. Every celebration is unique, but the emotion and dedication remain the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fans that put up the idol also issued an apology, admitting that it did not go as planned. \u201cWe sincerely apologize to everyone. Our intention with the Ram Charan statue was to express our love, admiration, and devotion towards @AlwaysRamCharan in a unique way. Unfortunately, the execution did not meet expectations and turned out to be a misfire,\u201d they wrote. The fans also apologised for hurting sentiments, writing, \u201cWe want to make it clear that we never intended to disrespect or hurt the sentiments of Sanatana Dharma or anyone associated with it. If our attempt has caused any discomfort, we deeply regret it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peddi is written and directed by Buchi Babu Sana of Uppena-fame. It is produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under Vriddhi Cinemas, co-produced by Ishan Saksena under IVY Entertainment, and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film has received permission to hike ticket prices and hold special shows in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Ram Charan, Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor<\/a>, Jagapathi Babu, Divyenndu and Boman Irani star in it. The film, which is releasing on June 4, will have premieres on June 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Ram Charan\u2019s fans wanted to do something special to show their love for him ahead of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,397,208032,71357,220166,220165],"class_list":["post-473936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-movies","tag-peddi-movie","tag-ram-charan","tag-ram-charan-fans","tag-ram-charan-idol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}