RRR Telugu Movie

RRR is yet another extravagant fantasy element from the artistic stables of Rajamouli. This man has yet again shown how to handle multi-starrers and that too on such a huge canvas. Watch it for the grandeur. Mar 26, 2022 By Baranidharan Sivasankaran

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Directed by the one and only Rajamouli, the man behind the cult "Bahubali" saga! This is yet another pan Indian movie of epic proportions that has come from the director's stable. Everything about 'RRR' is at a different scale - the budget, the stars, the scenes and their staging, technicians and so on. Director Rajamouli's penchant for an emotional narrative laced with grandeur has yet again been unleashed through RRR.

RRR (Ratham, Ranam, Roudram) is a period drama that takes place in British India where two rebel freedom fighters, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaran Bheem (Junior NTR) join hands to fight against British oppression. The movie is a work of semi-fiction wherein the director has liberally used actual historical personalities and blended a narrative that makes them meet and fight for a common cause.

As the film begins, the two lead characters seem to be poles apart. While Bheem belongs to a tribal community and puts up a fight against the British for a personal cause, Sitarama's fight is much more focused on a larger cause (that gets revealed later). The first half kicks off with a grand character introduction for each of the leads, and then the scene where the two meet happens to be another extravagant action sequence. Likewise, throughout the movie we get these highs.

The balanced manner in which the heroics of both NTR and Ram Charan were taken forward was commendable. After watching the entire movie one would end up loving both the performances as their characters were written so well and both carried their respective roles with unparalleled charisma. Emotion is another vital layer that connects the dots well. It gives each character a purpose and so, it takes things forward smoothly.

Songs by Keeravani are another highlight. Be it 'Nattu Koothu' or the melodious emotional numbers, they add substance to the narrative. The movie was technically brilliant, especially cinematography by Senthilkumar immerses us into the British era. The graphics were done without any jarring eyesores and keep things largely believable.

Director Rajamouli's scenes always lean on partial fantasy, that roots for realism. With 'Baahubali' he got away with such fantasies easily as the milieu in which the story was narrated was quite mythical and the era was also unknown. However, in RRR, the milieu and the era are relatively specific, and so the action sequences, though enjoyable on the big screen, makes us question the rationale behind such scenes.

The narrative also had its share of flaws. Obvious one being the length, and then somewhere along the line, there was an element of melodrama - especially the scene where NTR "moves" a crowd with his emotional song as he gets whiplashed at the hands of Ram Charan. Also, the wicked British people were artificial. Their lines and their attire were grand, but there was nothing special.

RRR is yet another extravagant fantasy element from the artistic stables of Rajamouli. This man has yet again shown how to handle multi-starrers and that too on such a huge canvas. Watch it for the grandeur. Grab your popcorn and visit your theatres nearby. This is not meant to be watched at your homes on OTT as it has 'grandeur' written all over it!