Director SS Rajamouli and the RRR team are going all out for the film’s Oscar campaign. RRR was recently screened at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles as part of Beyond Fest, one of the largest genre film festivals in the country. Starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, the film received an overwhelming response at the sold-out screening, with fans queuing up to watch the film and interact with Rajamouli in a Q&A session.
Photos and videos of the screening were shared on social media. A Twitter user noted that the film received a standing ovation from the audience. Another die-hard fan wore a face mask printed with a bridge scene from the film.
Here are some posts from the screening:
#RRRMFilm fans ran to the front of the theater for “Naatu Naatu” while director SS Rajamouli watched the film. #RRR for the Oscars #OscaRRRs https://t.co/rG2BiaGyHT pic.twitter.com/l4TpXsg0qu
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 1, 2022
SS Rajamouli then receives a rapturous, long standing ovation #RRR in #BeyondFest pic.twitter.com/KGBKlCZeVR
— eric (@MrEAnders) October 1, 2022
This is only half of the queue @RRRMvie in @Chinese Theatres IMAX from @BeyondFest #RRRMFilm #Rajamouli #RamCharan #JrNTR pic.twitter.com/2JFFqIEPB2
— Anup Dasari (@anupdasari) October 1, 2022
🤩🤩🤩 #RRRMFilm pic.twitter.com/NAaaRCvBQs
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) October 1, 2022
Sitting for #RRR in @Chinese Theatres brings you @BeyondFest! Such a cool night to be here showing this movie! I’m excited to finally catch it on the big screen after seeing it with my siblings a few months ago when I was back in NY. pic.twitter.com/fbpY6Lc8LZ
— Will Landman (@WillTheLandMan) October 1, 2022
.@RRRMvie director @ssrajamouli arrived sold out for tonight #IMAX display on #BeyondFest pic.twitter.com/LEnXeDgGi2
— TCL Chinese Theaters (@ChineseTheatres) October 1, 2022
Now on to the treats! pic.twitter.com/54Y2XnxEQW
— Ariel Vida (@ArielVida) September 30, 2022
I’m actually in line now and just met Ariel. She has treats and has a RRR home bag. It rules. #RRR #BeyondFest https://t.co/PLGLWKdnpP pic.twitter.com/22mmEAyURF
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) September 30, 2022https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Though snubbed at home by the Film Federation of India, which has selected Gujarati film Chhello Show as India’s official entry for next year’s Oscars, distributors RRR are not relenting in their attempts to get the film a nod.
Variance Films president Dylan Marchetti, who is campaigning for RRR in the US, previously said: “The only thing this news changes is one less award to go after. There are a dozen plus more we can go for. This movie is the whole package.”
RRR tells the story of a tribal leader’s mission to rescue a kidnapped girl from the higher colonial authorities. In his search, he is joined by a police officer on a mission of his own. The film received huge acclaim for its action and dance sequences. The film also stars Alia Bhatt, Samuthirakani, Shriya Saran and Ajay Devgn.
