'A Telugu film from south of India': Rajamouli educates US journos about 'RRR'

| etimes.in | Jan 15, 2023, 12:04 IST

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S.S. Rajamouli, who is basking in the attention that his magnum opus 'RRR' is getting after the Golden Globe win of 'Naatu Naatu', has set the record straight for American journalists. He has made it clear to them that the film is not a Bollywood movie, but "a Telugu film that comes from the south of India".

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Rajamouli was speaking to a group of journalists, following the screening of his film at the Directors Guild of America.

The director said: "RRR is not a Bollywood film, it is a Telugu film from the south of India where I come from, but I use the song to move the story forward rather than stopping the film and giving you a piece of music and dance. I just use those elements to move the story forward."

He added: "At the end of the film, if you say I didn't feel it like for three hours, then I know I am a successful filmmaker."

Rajamouli's magnum opus is all over the news as the song 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' won the Golden Globe Award in the Best Original Song category. The song defeated the likes of Rihanna's 'Lift Me Up' from 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and Taylor Swift's 'Carolina' from 'Where the Crawdads Sing'.
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R Madhavan posted a picture of his family standing on a lawn and wrote, "Wish you all a very, very happy new year, my dear lovely's. May 2023 be the best one yet for you all. Love and peace to you and all in your family. R. Madhavan had 3 releases last year Meri Awas Suno, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect and Dhokha: Round D corner. This year he has 'Amriki Pandit' announced.

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Rana Daggubati shared a picture of himself and wrote, “Roll up the sleeves. Look on and shine this new years!! Happy New Year lovely people <3<3. Rana had 3 releases in 1945, Bheemla Nayak and Virata Parvam last year besides the OTT series 'Rana Naidu' and this year he is yet to announce his new projects.

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“As always Ram Gopal Varma, shared a tweet that read “Guess who gifted this dress to me for New Year? Time given is 1 hour that is by 11:30 AM, I myself gifted this dress to me myself for myself because nobody likes myself better than myself”. RGV had ‘Konda’, ‘Dangerous’ released in 2022 and he is yet to announce new films this year".

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Nandamuri Taraka Ratna who made his Tollywood film debut with the 2022 film ‘Okato Number Kurradu’ was last seen on the big screen in the 2021 film ‘Saradhi’, and he wished his fans, a “Happy New Year 2023”.

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Vijay has taken to his social media and wrote, "A year where we all had moments, when we laughed hard, cried quietly, chased goals, won some, lost some :) we need to celebrate everything :) cuz that is life. Happy new year my loves <3 have a great new year!" sharing a picture of him holding a bottle of drink..!

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Nagarjuna who had 3 releases in 2022 namely 'Bangarraju', 'Brahmastra: Part one - Shiva' and 'The Ghost' is yet to announce his new projects in 2023, he wrote, "As the Sun sets on 2022 we wish you all love, happiness and new adventures ahead. May 2023 be a wonderful year fo ryou and your family #HappyNewYear2023," vis his social media handle.

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'Hero' actor Ashok Galla who made his Tollywood debut in 2022, has shared the below wishes to his followers and public "'Happy New Years 😊', 'Hope 2023 brings all the joy and smiles 😊', 'Going to keep working on my selfie skillz as my resolution 🙌🏼'". Ashok Galla is yet to announce his new projects this year...!

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