The Oscar race is still on for RRR as Variance Film goes all-out on the Academy Awards campaign for S. S. Rajamouli’s blockbuster Indian historical epic. The Tollywood flick’s IMAX screening at the notable TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles was jam-packed but the highlight of Friday night’s screening was the audience’s standing ovation for the filmmaker.
RRR movie’s IMAX screening was expected to be a grand event since the largest auditorium in the world was sold out in a quarter-hour. If that wasn’t enough indication that Hollywood is in love with this anti-colonial feature then audiences’ reaction says it all. Also, It’s being reported that ticket-holders stood in line for two hours before entering the theatre at the Beyond Fest screening.
Clips of attendees erupting in enthusiasm to the title card scene of RRR have only added to the hype train for RRR for the Oscars campaign on Twitter. One video also shows fans dancing in front of the screen for the Naatu Nattu song. Readers can check out the reactions below.
#RRRMovie is just as spectacular and magnificent a second time around. It’s a GIANT crowd-pleaser, best viewed in IMAX. Gorgeous, riveting, deeply emotional and infectious, it’s a wild ride that’s sure to slap a smile on your face. It’s a treasure. pic.twitter.com/kAewKqd71J
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) October 1, 2022
#RRRMovie director S. S. Rajamouli makes his way to the front of the TCL Chinese Theater to introduce the film.
It’s his first time seeing it in @IMAX. https://t.co/rG2BiaGyHT pic.twitter.com/sFNnBsgpFG
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 1, 2022
Only @BeyondFest could bring @RRRMovie to the world famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and sell it out! #RRR pic.twitter.com/PIboj1Q4ge
— Duke Mitchell Film Club (@TheDukeMitchell) October 1, 2022
#RRRMovie fans dancing on #NaatuNaatu song during special IMAX screening at Los Angeles 👇@SSRajamouli also attended the screening!@RRRMovie @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan
(VC: @latimes)pic.twitter.com/rfRgN7ODgI
— BINGED (@Binged_) October 1, 2022
#RRRMovie / @RRRMovie director @ssrajamouli graciously accepting his well-earned standing ovation @BeyondFest. @am_cinematheque @ChineseTheatres pic.twitter.com/VG4Qvvuezq
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) October 1, 2022
And the Most celebrated scene across globe is here🔥 Feels like FDFS in Los Angeles 😍 Bheem Supremacy 🥵 @tarak9999 #ManOfMassesNTR #RRRMovie #BeyondFest pic.twitter.com/rXCJz1qs78
— NTR FANS USA (@NTRFans_USA) October 1, 2022
Standing Ovation Even before the start of the Show, That Is #SSRajamouli for you guys😍😍 #RRRMovie #RRRForOscars @ssk1122 @RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/aCcYX2YQia
— Sai Srujan (@sai_pelluri) October 1, 2022
Now I am actually in line and I just met Ariel. She has the treats and she has a homemade RRR bag. It rules. #RRR #BeyondFest https://t.co/PLGLWKdnpP pic.twitter.com/22mmEAyURF
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) September 30, 2022
INTERRRVAL…!!!
One of the best theatre experience ever..theatre erupted multiple times and the reception to #NaatuNaatu holy moly 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
Jai Jakkanna Jai Jai Jakkanna 🙏🙏🙏#RRRMovie #RRRForOscars
— Thyview (@Thyview) October 1, 2022
At Beyond festival @ssrajamouli gets a rapturous, long standing ovation after #RRR at #BeyondFest #RRRMovie @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan #NTR𓃵 #Telugu101 #RamCharan𓃵 pic.twitter.com/1HNUVmM6e9
— Telugu 101 (@Telugu101) October 1, 2022
This is unprecedented for an Indian film. People standing in line 2 hours before the film. #RRRMovie #RRRforOscars pic.twitter.com/yrx71iRc9d
— Thyview (@Thyview) October 1, 2022
Bheem @tarak9999 's Iconic Interval Entry
In Hollywood Audience @ChineseTheatres 🔥#RRRMovie @ssrajamouli #BeyondFast pic.twitter.com/iE7lMz2gKs— Aa Raha Hu Main 🎶 (@prabha7424) October 1, 2022
Foreigners dancing.. Feel the Highhh💥💥💥
Thank you SSR 🧎 #RRR #RamCharan 🦁 🔥 https://t.co/LCbFJa1wPe pic.twitter.com/wJQ6wIxFlf
— Ujjwal Reddy (@HumanTsunaME) October 1, 2022
standing ovation for the god SS Rajamouli at the Beyond Fest screening for #RRRMovie. what an amazing experience getting to see this masterpiece with the most insane, 900+ person crowd i’ve ever been in. #RRRForOscars pic.twitter.com/2d0MWnReIu
— COLA (@colasante) October 1, 2022
when i say that seeing #RRR on that big of a screen with that big of an audience with that level of love for the film was a transcendent experience, i’m underselling it. what a beautiful night. thank you, @BeyondFest. pic.twitter.com/xhStNZC3pP
— sloane @ beyondfest (@pierogiwitch) October 1, 2022
RRR’s success in the U.S. and largely in the western sphere has taken the world by surprise, especially in India. The movie continues to earn praise from creatives in Hollywood which even catapulted the film to rise in the ranks of Netflix’s top 10 streaming titles for weeks.
India may have snubbed RRR from representing the nation in the best international title category but Variance Film, the U.S. distributor for the movie is leaving no stones unturned in campaigning for a nomination in Best Picture, original screenplay penned by Rajamouli & V. Vijayendra Prasad, lead actor for the duo titular stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr & Ram Charan and ten other categories which include the famed Naatu Naatu song for original song. So far, RRR’s tour in Hollywood from meeting studio execs to awards voters is off to a great start.
Meanwhile, Rajamouli was recently at TIFF where the director got candid with IndieWire about his desire to make a Hollywood movie. The helmer has signed on with CAA and his next film starring Indian star Mahesh Babu will feature Chris Hemsworth in an extended cameo. It seems the filmmaker is already testing grounds and if all goes well for RRR with their Oscar efforts, directing a Hollywood film may not be a far-fetched idea.
