Movie: RRR
Rating: 3/5
Cast: Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Olivia Morris, Scott Morrison
Director: SS Rajamouli
Produced By: DVV Danayya
Release Date: March 25th, 2022
The much-awaited day has come and RRR is all ours to experience and savour. The film saw multiple postponements and a number of hurdles in the past couple of years. But, its was Rajamouli’s passion and Tarak and Charan’s craze that kept the hype alive and kicking. Termed one of the most ambitious movies in Indian film history, RRR has all the makings of an all-time great film and the potential of registering humungous collections. But, the most important question still remains whether this pan-India biggie has enough to justify the hype it has created in the last few years. Does the movie carry enough firepower to capture the audience’s fancy for 3 hours? Will the movie create the magic that the Rajamouli has been promising? Let’s check out.
Story: Set in British ruled India of the early 1900s. RRR follows the travails and bravado of Bheem (Jr NTR) a heroic Gond tribal leader, and Alluri Seeta Rama Raju (Ram Charan) a ferocious police officer. The story starts with the kidnap of a young girl Malli from Adilabad forests by a British officer. Bheem is entrusted to bring the girl back and starts his journey and creates major havoc on the way. Alluri Seeta Rama Raju is tasked with catching this most wanted rebel. Both Bheem and Rama Raju become close friends unknowingly. However, all hell breaks loose when they find each other’s reality. What happens next is what the story is about.
Performances: Jr NTR and Ram Charan have put their blood and soul into the film. Their strong characterization is superbly backed by their flawless performances bringing Bheem and Rama Raju to life. Not just in action sequences, Jr NTR and Ram Charan have excelled in emotional scenes as well and have given their career-best performance in this movie of a lifetime. RRR totally depends on these two and they have simply outdone themselves and have proven their mettle as massive stars as well as solid performers. SS Rajamouli has balanced the two stars brilliantly and has captured the actors as per their strengths. Apart from the two leading men, all the others have bits and pieces roles. Ajay Devgn is dependable as always while Alia Bhatt has more of an extended cameo and looks great on screen. Olivia Morris, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Shriya Saran have not much apart from a filler duty which they do just fine. From the extended cast, Samuthrikani impresses the most. The core plot by Vijayendra Prasad is terrific and quite engaging and with Rajamouli’s trusted team of cinematographer Senthil and art director Sabu Cyril firing all guns, the output is top-notch as always. The duo successfully transports the audience to the world of the 1920s and keeps them engaged.
Analysis: RRR is a movie based on strong patriotic emotions and the macho heroism of the lead. While the heroism part of the film has been brilliantly captured by Rajamouli, the movie falters on the emotional front. Rajamouli keeps the audience engaged throughout the 3 hours which itself is a huge achievement these days. With a solid first half featuring outstanding intro scenes and brilliant interval bang, the ace director sets the movie quite well for a grand second half. However, the movie falters slightly post the interval due to certain editable scenes creating a lag. RRR makes a strong comeback from there, engaging the audience till the grand climax. The lag in the second half aside, the film certainly holds up to its hype and is certain to create collections history across centers.
Plus Points:
- Jr NTR and Ram Charan’s excellent performance.
- Pre interval and climax
- Visuals
- Action episodes
Minus Points:
- Weak charecterization of support cast
- Lack of strong emotional backdrop
- Slow pace
- BGM
Verdict: Rajamouli’s RRR is a true commercial entertainer that will engage a casual movie-goer as well as a cinephile. The fans are definitely going to have a feast witnessing Tarak and Charan in their once-in-lifetime roles. Rajamouli has yet again played to his strengths and has transformed the audience successfully to his world of marvels. Lack of emotions aside, the action episodes will be remembered for a long and the movie has every ingredient of an all-time blockbuster. Now we just have to wait and watch the rampage that Bheem and Rama Raju create at the box office worldwide.
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