RRR gets a re-release in US cinemas, days before the 2023 Oscars

Ahead of the 2023 Oscars, SS Rajamouli’s RRR is getting a national re-release in the US. In a tweet, distributor Variance Films confirmed that the Tollywood epic will be shown in more than 200 theaters nationwide, starting March 3. But before that, a new report notes that the film will receive the “biggest screening in the world” on March 1 — billed as the “RRR Fan CelebRRRation Live” and will be held at the Theater in Los Angeles, USA. This event will see lead Ram Charan, director Rajamouli and composer MM Keeravaani present at the venue. RRR received an Oscar nomination for their energetic dance track “Naatu Naatu” in January.

Variance Films assured that the re-release of RRR would be screened exclusively in Telugu, the original language. Netflix is ​​the main distributor of the film on streaming services, but the included version is not necessarily in Telugu. Even in India, RRR is available with Hindi dubs on Netflix, although Zee5 offers the original version. “Since our first screening of RRR over eight months ago, we’ve seen Rajamouli’s epic smash through cultural barriers and become a global phenomenon,” Beyond Fest co-founder Christian Parkes (distributor) said (via SlashFilm). “Being able to give the film its biggest screening ever at the original United Artists Theater – one of the founding destinations for theatrical storytelling – is hugely poetic and the perfect place to celebrate this modern masterpiece.”

Responding to replies to their tweet, Variance Films confirmed that more theaters will be added to the list, as long as demand is strong. “Some are just doing shows this weekend. But the more tickets we sell by Monday, the more shows we will have…”, he bed. Rajamouli rose to prominence with his old Indian war epic Baahubali: The Beginning in 2015. His latest, RRR currently sits at no. 3 position among the greatest Indian films of all time, and tells a fictional story of two revolutionaries, who decide to join forces and fight for their freedom under British rule in the 1920s. critics and audiences both Indian and Western and has been reprinted several times. The film collected an impressive $159.5 million (about Rs. 1,320 crore) at the global box office.

As previously mentioned, RRR picked up an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song – competing with Top Gun: Maverick’s “Hold My Hand”, “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, “This Is a Life”. everything everywhere at once, and say it like a woman’s “applause”. From India there are two more nominations – Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes for Best Documentary Feature and Kartiki Gonsalves’ The Elephant Whisperers for Best Documentary Short. The 2023 Oscars ceremony will take place on March 13.

The US re-release of RRR begins March 3 in select theaters. In India, the film is available to stream in Hindi and English on Netflix, and in Telugu on Zee5.