RRR - Movie Review

The movie everyone has been waiting for the last 2 years has finally arrived. A proper multi starrer under the magnificent director's vision in the backdrop of British India. The pressure is on Rajamouli to deliver a better and bigger movie than "Bahubali 2" to prove his authority on the Indian box office and to establish that Bahubali 2 is not a one time wonder. However, it's an uphill task to beat 1500 Crores. 

Story :- A tribal girl is taken away from her family by the British officer to their palace. A protector (NTR) of the tribe goes on the mission to Delhi to bring back the girl. A Indian police officer (Ram Charan) under British regime is on another mission to Delhi. Both these people meet in an accident and become good friends. How their paths cross, were they successful in their mission forms the story. 

Performances:- NTR and Ram Charan both have excelled in their respective roles. However, NTR's character has more scope for performance and we feel sympathized and elevated based on the character graph. Komaram Bheemudo song stands out for his performance. Ram Charan character requires calm and suttle performance which he delivers adequately, however one might feel his character graph is undermined till climax portion. NTR's introduction scene, interval flight entry scene, etc are well executed, has good background score, great elevations. Ram Charan introduction scene is not so great. He doesn't have much elevation scenes till climax. Though climax elevation of Charan is good the background score is poor. Except these 2 characters, all other roles are very small and are fine. 

Technicians :- Action sequences stand out in the movie and are well planned, executed and captured. Choreography on Natu Natu song is extraordinary. Costumes, art work are in line with the movie theme and time period. Cinematography is rich. Background score is not so great as compared to other Rajamouli-Keeravani movies. Montage songs are okay. Rajamouli's strength is emotional drama which you get connected and makes you cheer for the characters. Also, he's famous for the goosebumps elevation scenes. These 2 were comparatively less when compared to Rajamouli's previous movies. Part reason could be the poor screenplay, slow paced story and part due to major goosebumps scenes were revealed in the trailers already. Bheem's brutal power and Ram's goal oriented mindset were well carried throughout the movie.

Positives :-

Story

NTR & Ram Charan

Natu Natu Song

NTR entry in interval flight and Ram Charan entry in climax fight

Negatives :-

Slow paced narration and lagging screenplay

Lack of emotional connect

Below average background score

Less number of goosebumps scenes

Summary :- A must watch movie just to see 2 stars coming together for first time. Goosebumps elevation scenes, natu natu song, climax portion, conflict point between the 2 lead characters and the subsequent action episodes, all of these make it worth. Few scenes like Ramaraju get up, lion scene, etc were not revealed in the trailers, they would have created a huge impact when seen for 1st time in the movie. 

Rating :- 3.5/5 (Brace yourself but keep expectations in check). 

Definitely not on par with Bahubali series as far as emotions and elevation scenes are concerned.