India, May 31 -- Buchi Babu Sana's Peddi boasts of a stellar cast, including Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar. At the film's promotions in Chennai ahead of its June 4 release, the actor revealed that he had almost quit the Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer over his cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment. But he says that the film's team patiently waited for him.

At the Chennai event for Peddi, Shiva revealed that he was approached to star in the film before his 2024 cancer diagnosis. He said, "They just wanted to do the film with me, and when Buchi Babu narrated it to me, I liked the subject. I spoke to Ram Charan also that day. And afterwards, unfortunately, I was diagnosed with cancer, and I was supposed to go to the US."

The Kannada...