The Breakout International Hit Will Compete For Two Awards At Golden Globes On January 11!

Super hit South Indian film RRR, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, which has broken out internationally and will compete at the January 11 Golden Globes is winning audiences and awards outside India. RRR filmmaker SS Rajamouli, who has made history by winning several awards in the West and on Wednesday, he received the prestigious honours after being named Best Director at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) in the US. 

By DESIBUZZCanada With News Files

NEW YORK – Super hit South Indian film RRR, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, which has broken out internationally and will compete at the January 11 Golden Globes is winning audiences and awards outside India.

RRR filmmaker SS Rajamouli, who has made history by winning several awards in the West and on Wednesday, he received the prestigious honours after being named Best Director at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) in the US. 

The filmmaker accepted the award and said that the West reacted to RRR the same way Indians did. He arrived at the event with his wife, Rama Rajamouli, his son and his extended family members.

Despite being snubbed as India’s international feature at the upcoming 2023 Oscars, “RRR” picked up two nominations from the Golden Globes on Monday.

Directed by Rajamouli, the three-hour action-musical epic was nominated for best non-English language film and original song for the track “Naatu Naatu,” written by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani and Rahul Sipligunj.

The film is coming off a strong start to its awards season run after winning best director at the New York Film Critics Circle for Rajamouli. This past weekend at the L.A. Film Critics Assn. Awards, the movie won best music score for composer Keeravani, and Rajamouli was the runner-up for best director. In addition, the movie was among the top 10 films selected by New York Film Critics Online, reported Variety Magazine.

In the best non-English language film category, “RRR” will be squaring off against “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany), “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina), “Close” (Belgium) and “Decision to Leave” (South Korea).

Other nominees in the original song category include “Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing” written by Taylor Swift, “Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” written by Roeben Katz and Guillermo del Toro, “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” written by Lady Gaga and BloodPop, and “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” written by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler.

Variance Films, the U.S. distributor of “RRR,” launched a full awards campaign for the movie after India chose Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” to represent it in the Oscars’ international feature race.

“RRR” is a global sensation with impressive box office returns. With ₹240 crores ($30 million) worldwide on its first day, “RRR” broke the record for the biggest opening day collectively earned by an Indian film. Spoken in the Telugu language, it represents the first “Tollywood” film to enter and garner major awards recognition stateside.

For the Oscars, “RRR” is seeking awards consideration in all categories including best picture, director (S.S. Rajamouli), original screenplay (Rajamouli and V. Vijayendra Prasad), lead actor (for both N.T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan), supporting actor (Ajay Devgn), supporting actress (Alia Bhatt), original song (“Naatu Naatu”), original score (M.M. Keeravaani), cinematography, production design, film editing, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects.

The official Twitter page of Variance Films shared the news and wrote, “The great @ssrajamouli accepting a well-deserved award for Best Director of 2022 from the New York Film Critics Circle. Hoping this award shows him how much joy his film has brought audiences around the world (sic).”

In his acceptance speech, Rajamouli said that ‘cinema is like a temple.’ He further added, “With RRR, I saw the same kind of reception in the West. They were reacting the same way that Indians did.”

Speaking about the epic pre-interval sequence, the Baahubali director said, “It was pure joy of awe, like what in the hell we just witnessed. That is what I want my audiences to feel.”

SS Rajamouli’s RRR is a fictional story based on the lives of Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem, played by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, respectively. The film’s story is written by Vijayendra Prasad.