Oscars 2023: 1600 RRR fans scream for SS Rajamouli, Ram Charan; actor says the standing ovation will forever be etched in his memory; videos go viral

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

March 3, 2023 - 5:07 PM IST

With the Oscars 2023 right around the corner, hopes are high for the Telugu film RRR to win an award at the ceremony. SS Rajamouli, Jr. NTR and Ram Charan will reportedly attend the award show in the US. Recently, The Academy announced that singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava would be performing the RRR song ‘Naatu Naatu’ at Oscars 2023 on March 12.

Oscars 2023: 1600 RRR fans scream for SS Rajamouli, Ram Charan; actor says the standing ovation will forever be etched in his memory; videos go viral

Meanwhile, the film will release in theatres as a part of a ‘Fan CelebRRRation’ “courtesy of Variance Films, Beyond Fest, American Cinematheque, Potentate, and Sarigama Cinemas.” The special screening begins on March 1 at The Theater at Ace Hotel with special appearances by SS Rajamouli, the film’s music composer M.M. Keeravaani, and actor Ram Charan, as per a report in Collider. The film received an overwhelming response from a packed theatre with 1600 fans, and Ram Charan wrote, “What an overwhelmingly happy response to the screening of #RRR at the Ace Hotel! Receiving a standing ovation from you all will be etched in my memory forever!! Thank you all so much.”

What an overwhelmingly happy response to screening of #RRR at the Ace Hotel!
Receiving a standing ovation from you all will be etched in my memory forever!! ????????❤️❤️
Thank you all so much@ssrajamouli @mmkeeravaani @DOPSenthilKumar @ssk1122 pic.twitter.com/FBxqtINt8P
— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) March 3, 2023

As per the official Twitter account of RRR, “A 1647-seater venue is sold out in Los Angeles, USA on the 342nd day of #RRRMovie release.”

A 1647-seater venue is sold out in Los Angeles, USA on the 342nd day of #RRRMovie release. ????????????????????????
It's heartwarming to see the audience waiting in a long queue to get inside. ❤️❤️ @BeyondFest @am_cinematheque @VarianceFilms @sarigamacinemas pic.twitter.com/dBlw4eFaXA
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) March 2, 2023

In a video shared by Beyond Fest, the caption read, “Absolute chaos as Team RRRMovie took the stage in front of 1600 fans.@DOPSenthilKumar @mmkeeravaani @ssrajamouli and @AlwaysRamCharan brought the house down. #RRRForOscars.”

The WORLDS LARGEST screening of #RRR !!!
1647 fans are going to blow up the roof of the ACE HOTEL!
Brace yourselves!! ????????????@VarianceFilms @PotentateFilms @BeyondFest @RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/Pznz5R9N09
— S S Karthikeya (@ssk1122) March 2, 2023

Absolute chaos as Team @RRRMovie took the stage in front of 1600 fans. @DOPSenthilKumar @mmkeeravaani @ssrajamouli and @AlwaysRamCharan brought the house down. #RRRForOscars pic.twitter.com/dxZ3s3C56d
— Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) March 2, 2023

The legend himself, @ssrajamouli, introducing the biggest-ever screening of @RRRMovie at the Ace Theatre. #RRRForOscars @am_cinematheque @VarianceFilms pic.twitter.com/tKKcKSjU6L
— Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) March 2, 2023

RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ won Best Original Song at the Golden Globes 2023 and Best Foreign Language Film at the Critics Choice Awards 2023. The song has also been nominated for Best Original Song for the Oscars 2023.

RRR stars Jr. NTR and Ram Charan in the leading roles along with Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in special roles. The film released last year in March and went on to become a blockbuster. 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.