RRR, One of the Best Epic Fantasies Ever, Might Get a Sequel

Trying to describe the marvel and bliss that’s RRR may by no means do it justice. The fictional story of two precise Indian revolutionaries blends truth with fantasy in methods most filmmakers wouldn’t even dare to dream. It’s unbelievable. It’s epic. And now, it is perhaps coming again for an additional spherical.

Released earlier this 12 months, the Telugu-language fantasy epic stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan as Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, respectively, two males who impressed their folks throughout the British occupation of India within the early twentieth century. And whereas every has a well-documented historical past, some sections of their life tales are lacking. So, standard director S. S. Rajamouli crafted a faux story of what may need occurred if the 2 males had not solely met however turn into mates. The end result is likely one of the most fun, magical, and utterly over-the-top motion epics you’ve ever seen. Motorcycles are thrown. Gunfights are had on piggyback. Tigers maul in sluggish movement. It’s the perfect.

The movie was an enormous success in its native nation and shortly after, turned a uncommon Telugu movie to truly cross over to a Western viewers. To this day, followers within the United States are having fun with sold-out reveals in native theaters, even because the movie is accessible on Netflix (not in its native language, however nonetheless a viable possibility). And now, Rajamouli tells Variety that his co-writer on the movie, V. Vijayendra Prasad (who additionally occurs to be his father), is at the moment breaking down a narrative for a sequel.

What does that imply for RRR followers? Well, simply that step one is being taken. Of course, there’s an opportunity the father-son crew can’t provide you with a narrative they deem worthy of telling. Or, in the event that they do, it’ll nonetheless take some time to jot down it and put every little thing collectively. Odds are Rajamouli may have time to make a minimum of one other movie within the interim. Plus, the place does the story go from right here? Without giving an excessive amount of away, one of many greatest issues that makes RRR so fascinating is the advanced relationship between Bheem and Raju. Once they turn into mates, do they only crew up and kill their enemies? That doesn’t appear all that attention-grabbing, although it actually can be a showcase for the unbelievable motion set items Rajamouli is so expert at.

We’ll hold an eye fixed out for extra information on RRR 2. But within the meantime, find a local theater playing the film (one of the best ways to expertise it) or check it out on Netflix, and put together to be wowed.

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