Ram Charan and Sukumar’s RC 17 will officially launch with a puja ceremony on November 1, producer Y. Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers has confirmed. After weeks of guesswork among Telugu cinema fans, the production house has finally put a date on the calendar for the much-anticipated film.

The launch was not supposed to slip this far. The team had planned to open RC 17 with a grand puja on Dussehra day. That plan collapsed when an inauspicious period, known in Telugu as mudham, fell during those days. The production house then looked for a better muhurtham, and the opening moved away from the festival date.

Earlier, Ravi hinted that the puja would take place on October 26 or 27. Those dates are now off the table. Speaking at the media meet for the film ‘418’, he revealed the final date and gave fans a clearer timeline than they had before.

Shooting follows the opening without a long pause. According to the report, regular shooting work will start at full speed immediately after the puja ceremony. For a project that has seen repeated delays, that detail matters as much as the date itself. A fixed launch day means the team can move from pre-production into the actual filming schedule.

The hype around RC 17 has been building since the announcement. The film reunites Ram Charan with director Sukumar, and it comes after Rangasthalam, a record-breaking hit that many fans still count among the best films of their careers. That history explains why expectations have climbed so high even before a single scene has been shot.

Ram Charan and Sukumar’s RC 17 will be formally launched with a puja on November 1, with regular shooting to begin immediately after the opening, according to Mythri’s Ravi Shankar.

Why the delays mattered to fans. The project has gone through a string of postponements, and the wait has frustrated a fan base that tracks every update. Mega fans have reacted with relief now that the green signal has finally come through. For many of them, the November 1 date is the first solid anchor they have had in months.

For Telugu audiences, the film’s launch is more than a production milestone. RC 17 is a big-budget Telugu cinema project led by one of the industry’s most recognized stars, and its progress is followed closely across the Telugu-speaking states. Every confirmed step, from the puja to the first shooting day, gives the industry and its audience something concrete to discuss.

The report does not share details about the film’s cast beyond its lead names, the story, or the shooting schedule beyond the immediate start. Fans will have to wait for the puja and the updates that follow to learn more. Until then, the confirmed facts are simple: the puja is on November 1, the team moved the date away from the original Dussehra plan because of an inauspicious period, and filming is set to begin soon after.

Here is what to track next. Watch for official confirmation from the makers after the puja, the first set visuals, and the shooting schedule that follows. The launch is the moment when RC 17 stops being a rumor and starts becoming a film, and that is the update fans have been waiting for.