If Ram's daredevil British officer singlehandedly overcomes a crowd of thousands to nab a protestor, Bheem is the local Tarzan who bathes in blood and bare-handedly takes on the wolves and tigers of the jungles he inhabits.Īmong his other gifts, Ram is a master shooter and archer, can do pull ups despite fractured knees and fight a battalion while perched on a man's shoulder.īheem can make lac bangles within minutes, whip up herbal medicines in forest or streets and navigate through a battalion with a man perched on his shoulders.

What follows next are chapters called The Fire and The Water, personified by Ram (Ram Charan) and Bheem ( NT Rama Rao Jr) across overblown introduction scenes and ear-splitting background music. This instance of injustice is the trigger point or as Rajamouli dubs ' The Story' of RRR - short for Roudram Ranam Rudhiram or Rise Roar Revolt, depending on whether you are watching the Telugu original or Hindi dubbed like I did.

She decides to make off with the kiddo resulting in much hysteria and heartache. It's the 1920s and India is yet to gain Independence when a pre-teen Gondi tribe girl's nightingale voice and afore-mentioned tattoo talent catch a bossy, beastly British lady's (a hilariously hammy Alison Doody) eye. A copious amount of blood, beating, crying, saving, sacrificing, nationalism fills up its staggering three hours running time.Įmotions run sky high, but you feel nothing, sighs Sukanya Verma.Įverybody knows how cruel the British empire was.īut who knew they loved body art so much they would risk everything to keep a tribal kid hostage for her tattoo creating skills and provoke a tribe's ire.ĭirector S S Rajamouli has a knack for crafting mega visuals and captivating cinema out of wacky plots and overarching ambition but in RRR, it feels like he came up with the idea at a birthday party, where you have those tattoo artists sitting in one corner and drawing colourful designs on every child's hand.

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