RRR director SS Rajamouli says he doesn’t make films for ‘critical acclaim’: ‘I make films for money and for the audiences’

Over a week ago, RRR witnessed a huge win at the 2023 Golden Globes in Los Angeles where the film’s track ‘Naatu Naatu’ won Best Song. SS Rajamouli, Jr. NTR and Ram Charan along with music composer MM Keeravani enjoyed the europhic win. Following the win, they won Best Foreign Language Film and Best Song for RRR and ‘Naatu Naatu’ respectively at Critics Choice Awards 2023. While RRR is winning accolades in the West, Rajamouli says he makes movies for money and his audiences and not for critical acclaim.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rajamouli said, “I make films for money, I make films for the audiences. I don’t make films for critical acclaim. RRR is a commercial film, and once my film commercially does well, I’m very happy. Awards are an extension to it. It is for the hard work that my unit put in and I’m happy for that.”

RRR song ‘Naatu Naatu’ has been shortlisted for Best Original Song at Oscars 2023 whereas Chello Show has been shortlisted in the Best International Film category. The nominations will be announced on January 24 by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams.

RRR is a fictional tale of two Indian revolutionaries, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju. The film explores the friendship between Ram and Bheem and their journey away from home during the 1920s. The film released in theatres in March 2022.