Ram Charan, a household name in Telugu cinema and the son of veteran actor Chiranjeevi, has had a dramatic box-office trajectory in his career.
Known for his screen presence and mass appeal, the actor has given both blockbuster and box office disappointments in the same rhythm. From the global phenomenon RRR to the box-office disasters Acharya and Game Changer, the report card for his last 5 films over a decade is a masterclass in the volatility of the film business. As anticipation continues to build for his upcoming film Peddi, here is a closer look at how his last five films fared at the box office, according to the data tracked by Sacnilk.
How Ram Charan’s Last Five Films Performed
Game Changer (2025)
Directed by S. Shankar, the political action drama starring released on January 10, 2025, with high expectations in the Sankranti season. Ram played the role of an IAS officer in a corrupt system. Post RRR’s global success, this film drove the fan-base firmly behind it, projecting it as a pan-India blockbuster. Despite mixed reviews, the film made Rs 186.28 crore at the worldwide box office and Rs 131.20 crore in India.
Acharya (2022)
Directed by Koratala Siva, Acharya featured the father-son duo of Ram Charan and Chiranjeevi and was released just a month after RRR in April 2022. The father-son pairing created massive pre-release buzz, but it didn’t last among the audience for long. The film did a worldwide business of Rs 73.5 crore and Rs 56.14 crore at the domestic box office.
RRR (2022)
is not limited to just being the biggest film of Ram Charan, but it is also India’s most successful ever made. Released in March 2022, SS Rajamouli directed RRR broke several box office records. Charan’s portrayal of freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju earned him international recognition and fans beyond regional boundaries. The 2022 film earned a whopping Rs 1,230 crore globally and made Rs 782.2 crore in India.
Rangasthalam (2018)
Directed by Sukumar, this village-set period drama saw Charan play Chitti Babu, a partially deaf man navigating a corrupt village power structure with remarkable restraint. It is considered to be Ram Charan’s finest performance of his career. Reportedly made on a budget of Rs 60 crore, the film collected Rs 216 crore at the ticket window.
Vinaya Vidheya Rama (2019)
Vinaya Vidheya Rama, directed by mass action specialist Boyapati Srinu, featured Ram Charan as a fiercely loyal brother taking on a violent crime lord. With its release in January 2019, just after the massive wave of success with Rangasthalam, this film managed only to collect Rs 97.9 crore at the global box office. It earned Rs 79.83 crore in the domestic arena.
The last five projects of Ram Charan painted a fascinating canvas of extreme success and failures in equal measure. From dependable commercial win of Rangasthalam to the record-shattering success of RRR, his career has been anything but linear. With Peddi on the horizon, all eyes are on whether or not this can be added into one of the best chapters for Ram’s career and deliver the box office numbers that have established the linearity in his career. Peddi is set to be released on June 4, 2026.