SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ continues to amaze movie-goers in the west during the film’s ongoing Oscar campaign. The film screened at the TCL Chinese IMAX theatre on January 9 and the tickets for the show, which seats 932 people, were sold out in just “98 seconds.” Beyond Fest took to Twitter to describe it as a “historic” moment for an Indian film.
“It's official and it's historic. @RRRMovie sold out the @ChineseTheatres @IMAX in 98 seconds. There has never been a screening like this of an Indian film before because there has never been a film like RRR before. Thank you @ssrajamouli @Tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @MMKeeravani (sic),” their tweet read. The screening takes place days before the Golden Globes 2023 and will be attended by SS Rajamouli, Ram Charan, Jr NTR, and composer MM Keeravani.
Fans reacted to the tweet with complete astonishment. One of them called it an ‘unbelievable moment’. His tweet read, “This shows the recognition for RRR in the west. This is absolutely unbelievable.” Another tweet read, “Wow. This is just amazing. Only SS Rajamouli can pull off something like this.”
‘RRR’, which grossed over ₹1000 crore worldwide during its theatrical run and was celebrated for its breath-taking action sequences, has been wowing audiences in the west as the film has been re-released across the US as part of the Beyond Fest. It is a fictional story set in the 1920s pre-independent era and is based on the lives of two real heroes and well-known revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. While Ram Charan played Ram, Jr. NTR was seen as Bheem.