RRR
2022
*****
Director: S. S. Rajamouli
Cast: N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran,Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, Olivia Morris
In 1920, two men who are both undercover in Delhi become great friends. Bheem is a Gond tribe warrior who hopes to find and rescue his sister from colonial authorities. Raju is an Indian Imperial Police officer who attempts to stamp out a potential threat against the Crown. S. S. Rajamouli's 3-hour action epic is something else. It tells a fictional story about two real-life people, which offers romance and bromance, musical numbers, and over-the-top action set pieces. The visual effects for the animals may not look that convincing, and the film perhaps doesn't need to be this long, but these are minor quibbles when there is so much verve and imagination on the screen. "Naatu Naatu" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the dance off scene it appears in is pure joy.
