'RRR' Oscar campaign gets a boost: Rajamouli's film named among National Board of Review's 10 best films

SS Rajamouli's pre-Independence fictional drama 'RRR' significantly boosted its Oscar run as the mega-blockbuster has been named one of the year's 10 best films by the National Board of Review.

Top Gun: Maverick bagged the Best Film of the Year award. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg received the Best Director for Year award for The Fabblemans.

Earlier, SS Rajamouli bagged the best director award at the New York Film Critics Circle as his film "RRR" continues to make waves in the Western markets.


The pre-Independence fictional story, "RRR" stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR as real-life Indian revolutionaries in the 1920s Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, respectively.

Released theatrically in March, "RRR" broke many records. The Hindi version of the film premiered on Netflix on May 20 and soon became one of the most popular movies from India on the streamer globally.

As the film reached overseas, it received praise from the who's who of Hollywood such as Edgar Wright, “Doctor Strange” director Scott Derrickson and writer C Robert Cargill, Joe Dante of “Gremlins” fame, “Guardians of the Galaxy" films director James Gunn, "Dune" screenwriter Jon Spaihts, filmmaker Christopher Miller and "The Gray Man" directors Anthony and Joe Russo.

FAQs
In which country RRR has been listed as the highest-grossing foreign movie?
RRR has become the highest-earning foreign film in Japan.

What other international awards has RRR won so far?
RRR has won accolades in --- Atlanta Film Critics Circle, Hollywood Critics Association Awards, Saturn Awards, and New York Film Critics Circle.