RRR At Oscars: Ram Charan, Jr NTR For Best Actor, Alia Bhatt For Supporting Actress; Film Eyes 14 Nods

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RRR is eyeing 14 categories at the Oscars 2022. The film, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, is submitting for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.

RRR is eyeing Oscars 2023. After India chose Chhello Show (Last Film Show) as its official entry for the Academy Awards, SS Rajamouli’s directorial is submitted for numerous categories under the ‘For your consideration’ campaign. RRR is submitting for 14 categories, including Best Actor for Ram Charan and Jr NTR, Best Supporting Actress for Alia Bhatt, Best Supporting Actor Ajay Devgn, and Best Picture.

Issuing a statement about submitting RRR for Oscar consideration, the filmmakers said, on Twitter, “We are honoured that RRR’s overwhelming success represented Indian Cinema on the global stage by creating milestones at the worldwide box office and uniting film buffs across the world by transcending linguistic & cultural barriers."

#RRRForOscars pic.twitter.com/yKzrZ5fPeS— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) October 6, 2022

“We’re grateful to each & every one who loved our film and cheered us over the past few months. You made this journey possible. We applied to The Academy for Oscars consideration in general category. We wish our RRR family the best and thank them from the bottom of our hearts for making this possible. Here’s to continuing to win hearts and entertain audience worldwide," the statement added.

#RRRmovie’s RRRoad to the OscaRRRs being paved as we speak. You’ve never seen anything like this movie/ adrenaline rush. I sincerely hope Academy members get out there and see this one. #OscaRRRs #RRRforOscars pic.twitter.com/Ufqk6h34R0— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) October 5, 2022

RRR is a fictional tale of Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju played by Ram Charan and Komaram Bheem played by Jr NTR. The film is set in the 1920s when India was under British rule. Besides Ram Charan and Jr NTR, the film also starred Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn.