RRR Wins Best International Film Award At Saturn Awards; SS Rajamouli Says ¡®We¡¯re Super Elated¡¯
The buzz and craze around SS Rajamouli¡¯s RRR have not settled since its release. The film has earned global recognition and numerous awards. The latest feather in its cap is the award for ¡®Best International Film¡¯ that the film won at the 50th Saturn Awards. SS Rajamouli shared that he is elated to receive this award.
At Saturn Awards, RRR was nominated in multiple categories, including Best International Film, Best Action Adventure and Best Director.
Rajamouli who couldn¡¯t be present physically at the event shared his thank you speech through an AV. ¡°I am so glad that our film RRR has won the Saturn Award in the Best International Film category. I thank the jury on behalf of our entire team. We¡¯re super elated.¡±
¡°This is also my second Saturn Award. The first one I had got for Baahubali: The Conclusion. I wish I was there in person, but due to my prior commitments related to RRR promotions in Japan, unfortunately I am not able to attend. I would like to congratulate all the other winners. Hope you are having a great time. Have fun, namaste,¡± the director said in a video circulating on Twitter.
For the unversed, RRR which couldn¡¯t get selected for India¡¯s official entry to Oscars 2023, has started a campaign for Oscars consideration the following year.
Makers of RRR recently released a new ¡®for your consideration¡¯ poster which asked the Academy to consider the film in 15 major categories including Best Picture (DVV Danayya), Best Director (SS Rajamouli), Best Actor (Jr NTR and Ram Charan), Best Supporting Actor (Ajay Devgn), Best Supporting Actress (Alia Bhatt). The team also hopes for nominations in categories such as Screenplay, Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Production Design, VFX and its song Naatu Naatu for Best Original Song.
About RRR¡¯s Box-office success!
RRR hit the theatres with a storm and has now earned over Rs 1000 crore worldwide. Last week, RRR saw a release in Japan and recorded the best opening ever for an Indian film in Japan, beating the likes of Prabhas' Saaho on the list. RRR was also re-released as a part of the Beyond Fest in the US and received a massive response there as well. The film tells the story of two freedom fighters and friends - Alluri Sitarama Raju (played by Ram Charan) and Jr NTR as Komaram Bheem who fight side by side against the British for a common cause.
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