SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ wins four trophies at Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards

PTI

Mumbai, February 25

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s Telugu blockbuster ‘RRR’ has lifted four trophies at the 2023 HCA Film Awards, including best international film and best action film.

At the award ceremony, organised by Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and held at Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Friday night, the film also took home the award for best stunts, while its Oscar-nominated track ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the best original song trophy.

Rajamouli accepted the award for best stunts and in his speech, the filmmaker praised the film’s team for putting their best foot forward.

“In the innumerable action shots in the whole film, there were hardly two to three shots where we used body doubles. The actors performed each and every stunt. They are wonderful guys.

“It is the combined effort of the whole team. I thank my whole team for this. We have put in 320 days of hard work to make this film, most of which were taken by the stunts,” the director said.

He said the recognition means a lot, not just to him, but to the Indian film industry.

“Hope, we have these wings to fly further. Lastly to my country itself, a land of wonderful stories, Bharat. Mera Bharat mahaan. Jai Hind,” Rajamouli said.

‘RRR’ is a pre-Independence fictional story focusing on two real-life Indian revolutionaries in the 1920s — Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR).