This statement from RRR director Rajamouli might create an issue for him?

Key Takeaways:

• Naatu Naatu by RRR was awarded Best Original Song at the recently held Golden Globes 2023.
• In a recent conversation, actor Jr. NTR spoke with director SS Rajamouli about the movie’s reception and how it became a global phenomenon.

The Western public has embraced SS Rajamouli’s RRR with great enthusiasm. RRR won the Best Original Song prize at the recently held Golden Globes 2023 for Naatu Naatu. 

The RRR team is promoting the movie in Hollywood, intending to receive an Oscar nomination. RRR was described by director SS Rajamouli as a “Telugu film from the south of India” in a recent discussion about the movie, eliciting a wide range of responses online.

Actor Jr. NTR joined SS Rajamouli in a recent conversation during which they discussed the film’s reception and how it became a worldwide phenomenon. 

Additionally, they discussed how difficult it was to complete the shoot for the song Naatu Naatu.

Before RRR’s screening, the director spoke to a group of journalists on stage at the Directors Guild of America. This is not a Bollywood movie, Rajamouli declared when introducing his movie. 

This Telugu movie is from the south of India, where I’m originally from. But rather than pausing the movie to give you a dance or piece of music, I use songs to advance the plot and the film.

To advance the narrative, I make use of those components. Jr. NTR spoke with Rajamouli about working with the director and how grateful he is to have had the chance to be a part of the movie during the interview that followed the screening of the movie.

Netizens were divided by Rajamouli’s remarks, which were shared on Twitter. “RRR is nominated from India,” one user commented. Not Telugu nor South India (cinema). 

Avoid bias toward a particular region or language. Bollywood does not accurately represent India’s film industry. In response, someone else asked, “Why are you expecting all Indian movies to be Bollywood movies?” A user commented, “Bollywood deserves this insult,” thinking that the response was appropriate. 

Another person reposted the video and wrote: “Yes. True. Bollywood produces Hindi films. Telugu is used in this regional movie. Shouldn’t local films be given credit if they’re any good?”

Based on the real heroes and well-known revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, RRR is a fictional story that takes place in the 1920s before India became independent. Tarak, aka Jr. NTR, was cast as Bheem, while Ram Charan played Ram.