SS Rajamouli’s RRR continues to roar on the international stage. The film starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR won four awards at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards on Friday night. After winning the Critics Choice and Golden Globes, Rajamouli’s magnum opus beat Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ at the HCA Film Awards. It took home – Best Action Film, Best International Feature, Best Original Song and Best Stunt trophies for the action epic.
In his acceptance speech, Rajamouli thanked his entire team. Rajamouli said, “Many thanks to all the members of the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) who thought RRR had the best stunts. Thank you very much. I must first thank our choreographers who have worked very hard to execute all the stunts. Juji [stunt master] Helped him in some of the climactic action sequences. And, to all the other choreographers who worked really hard and came to India and understood our vision. He changed his style of working to suit ours and ended up with what we have today.”
The filmmaker also revealed that most of the stunts were performed by Jr NTR and Ram Charan. He added, “Out of the myriad action shots in the entire film, there were hardly 2-3 shots where we used body doubles. The actors performed every stunt. They are wonderful people. It is a combined effort by the entire team.” I thank my entire team for this. We worked hard for 320 days to make this film, most of which was taken up by stunts. And, this recognition means a lot not only to me and my film but to the Indian film industry. Hope, we have these wings to fly further.”
The video was shared by the official account of RRR on Twitter with the caption, “Here’s SS Rajamouli’s acceptance speech for the #HCCritics Award for Best Stunt. Congratulations to our entire team.”
RRR superstar Ram Charan was also present at the award ceremony and presented an award.
About RRR
RRR is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr. NTR played the lead roles respectively. The film grossed over Rs 1,200 crore worldwide. Alia BhattThe film also stars Ajay Devgan and Shriya Saran. The lyrical composition of ‘Naatu Naatu’ by MM Keeravani, high energy vocals by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaal Bhairav, unique choreography by Prem Rakshit, and lyrics by Chandrabose are all elements that make this ‘RRR’ anthem a perfect dance craze.