RRR (2022)

Two real-life revolutionaries, an imagined friendship, and the dance that won an Oscar.

S. S. Rajamouli, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. at the RRR press meet in Chennai
Year
2022
Language
Telugu (also Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam)
Director
S. S. Rajamouli
Starring
N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Olivia Morris
Also
Music by M. M. Keeravani

The story

Set in the 1920s, RRR imagines a friendship between two real revolutionaries, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, who never actually met. Bheem comes to Delhi to rescue a girl taken by a British governor; Raju is a police officer serving the British, with his own hidden purpose.

Their friendship and their conflict drive more than three hours of large-scale action.

Why it matters

  • "Naatu Naatu" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023, the first for a song from an Indian film.
  • It found a big international audience, especially in the United States and Japan.
  • It is one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever.

Where to watch

RRR is available on licensed streaming services in several languages. Availability changes from country to country and month to month; see how to find a legal stream. Please don't use pirate download sites: they are illegal in India and a common source of malware.

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