RRR Team To Launch Campaign Asking 10,000 Academy Members To Vote For Film In All Categories

'RRR' is not yet available on the Academy Streaming Room, which is part of a strategy to get viewers to see the film on theatrical screen to get a sense of its epic scale and breathtaking visuals.

New Delhi: After the Film Federation of India announced Gujarati film 'Chhello Show' as India's official entry to the Oscars 2023, 'RRR' fans have been sharing their disappointment on social media platforms. It has now been reported that the US distributor of 'RRR', Variance Films has requested the Academy to consider the film 'in all categories'.

Speaking to Variety.com, Variance Films president Dylan Marchetti said, "Over the last six months, we have seen the joy that SS Rajamouli’s RRR has brought to global audiences. We have seen the film gross over $140 million worldwide to become one of India’s highest-grossing films of all time and become the first film in history to trend globally on Netflix for over 14 weeks."

"We have seen the film fill up theatres with cheering audiences months after its initial release, including the historic TCL Chinese IMAX theatre in Hollywood, where it will play next Friday to an audience that sold out of one of the largest theatres in the country in just 15 minutes. Most importantly, we have heard fans from around the world tell us that they believe this is one of the best films of the year from any nation. We agree. We proudly invite the Academy to consider RRR in all categories.”

According to a Variety report, Variance has decided to launch a full awards campaign for the period action-drama and is calling on the 10,000 Academy members to consider voting for the film in all categories.

'RRR' will be submitted for "best picture, director (S.S. Rajamouli), original screenplay (Rajamouli and V. Vijayendra Prasad), lead actor (for both N.T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan), supporting actor (Ajay Devgn), supporting actress (Alia Bhatt), original song (“Naatu Naatu”), original score (M.M. Keeravaani), cinematography, production design, film editing, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects," Variety.com reported.

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' is not yet available on the Academy Streaming Room, which is part of a strategy to get viewers to see the film on the theatrical screen to get a sense of its epic scale and breathtaking visuals.

Many have called out India's selection of 'Chhello Show' as a misstep like the last time it failed to select 'The Lunchbox'( 2013) and 'The Disciple' in 2020 as official entry at the Oscars.

'RRR', on the other hand, is a period action-drama, a fictional recreation of the historical lives of two Indian revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr. NTR played the roles of these revolutionaries in the film.