A new glimpse from Buchi Babu Sana's sports drama Peddi was released on Ram Charan's 41st birthday, showing the actor as a pehelwan and taking part in mud wrestling.
Given that all the previous promotional material of Peddi showed him as a cricketer, fans were confused about what the film was about.
Others also speculated that he plays dual roles.
The 44-second glimpse of Peddi begins with a voiceover stating that wrestling is nothing like cricket, where you just hit a ball with a bat.
"It's a game where you face death itself," says the person, adding, "Tell me now, do you want to stay or leave?"
The glimpse shows a previously lean Ram, looking bulked up, with his long hair pulled into a manbun.
The video shows him not just training but also wrestling like a pro.
"Listen, dear. My pride is in my game," says Ram later in the video.
Internet thinks Ram plays dual roles
Fans were confused, given that all the previous promotional material for Peddi only showed Ram as a rural cricketer, dressed in colourful shirts and trousers, looking fit.
"Inni rojulu cricket gurinchi anukunna kadharaa #Peddi (All these days I thought Peddi was about cricket)," wrote an X (formerly Twitter) user after watching the glimpse.
"Cricket nunchi Kusthi Kochhava @BuchiBabuSana em plan chesthunav anna inthaki (You came from cricket to wrestling, what are you planning Buchi Babu Sana?)" questioned another.
One X user even made up a script, writing, "So main game kusti annamaata…aakataayi ga cricket aadukune vadu oori kosamo heroine kosamo or for some other reason kusti ki veltaadu…aa reason entha strong unte antha impact untundhi…ledante #Peddi (So, the main game is wrestling. A cricket player decides to wrestle for the heroine or for his village. The impact of that will depend on how strong the reason for that will be).
Some compared Ram's previous looks to the glimpse, speculating that he plays dual roles.
"Double action emo ani Doubt ga undi. (I have a doubt he plays dual roles) Cricket Charan Styling and body different than #PeddiPehelwan." speculated one fan, while another wrote, "Father character kusthi. Son character Cricket. Climax son kuda kusthi adatadu emo..(Maybe the son also wrestles in the climax) See his transformation. Son character lo lean and free flowing. Father character lo bulk beast (He's lean as the son and looks bulky as the father). Hatsoff to his dedication."
