: A road less travelled: The RRR journey from history to fantasy #IndiaNEWS #Entertainment <br>From 2018 when the movie was announced, to 2022 when it was released, and finally 2023 when RRR is

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A road less travelled: The RRR journey from history to fantasy #IndiaNEWS #Entertainment
<br>From 2018 when the movie was announced, to 2022 when it was released, and finally 2023 when RRR is poised on the cusp of moviedom history, the films journey has been a saga in itself.
Helmed by master director S. S. Rajamouli and starring Ram Charan and NTR Jr, RRR is Indias first concerted attempt at making the cut at the Academy Awards.
Rajamouli had already established his cinematic credentials with an unbeaten string of box office hits topped up with the Bahubali 2 phenomenon. However, the sheer scale and vision of RRR was unprecedented and audacious.
Soon after the release of Bahubali 2 in 2017, it was expected that Rajamouli would take a breather. However, he belied all such speculation with the announcement in March 2018 of his next movie tentatively titled RRR.
Initially, it was given to understand that the unusual name denoted the first letter in the names of the director and two protagonists Rajamouli, Ram Charan, and NTR Jr whos first name is Rama Rao. Later the title was formalised as RRR abbreviated for Roudram, Ranam, Rudhiram in Telugu, and Rise, Roar, Revolt in English.
The storyline revolves around two historical characters from the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Using the what if approach, Rajamouli delved into a fantasy scenario that united the two protagonists against a single enemy the British Raj.
Rajamouli developed the story that was penned by Rajamoulis father Vijayaendra Prasad. However, Rajamouli has also cited international movies such as Inglorious Bastards and The Motorcycle Diaries among the inspirations for his epic movie.
Shooting for the movie began on a brisk note, but things slowed down in between due to a resurgence of the Covid pandemic. Shot largely in and around Hyderabad, RRR also had shooting schedules in places such as Gujarat and abroad in Bulgaria and Ukraine, where the iconic Naatu Naatu number is set. The song was shot in the premises of the Ukrainian presidential palace in August 2021.
Produced with a massive budget of Rs 550 crore, the final copy of the movie was ready in November 2021, three years after the movie was launched. Thanks to delays caused by the pandemic, and some injuries that the actors suffered during shooting, the release date of RRR had to be deferred repeatedly. The original release date was July 2020 but the movie finally made it to the theatres on March 24, 2022.
Thereafter, there was no looking back as the movie went on to set box office records of all sorts. Produced as a pan-India movie in five Indian languages and also dubbed into several international languages, the visual appeal and the storytelling style captivated the young and old, Indians and non-Indians alike.

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