The Telugu movie RRR finally won the Oscar for Best Original Song on Monday after becoming a global phenomenon with viewers. The song Naatu Naatu, penned by Chandrabose and arranged by MM Keeravaani, which had been the front-runner throughout the awards season, also won the highest honor. In Los Angeles, the RRR crew celebrated their victory, and the blockbuster movie’s director SS Rajamouli was questioned about the planned sequel. Rajamouli acknowledged that the Oscar victory will expedite the sequel’s writing by his father, screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad.
The filmmaker went to the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party with his cousin Keeravaani. Variety, a trade publication for Hollywood, asked him whether he would start writing the screenplay more quickly now that RRR had won the Oscar. “Certainly, [Oscar triumph] is going to put some acceleration in the writing,” Rajamouli stated while laughing. Without a doubt, let’s see. Speaking about the sequel’s development was a “tricky question,” Keeravaani, who was sitting next to the director, had added.
The filmmaker has previously said that he had no intention of creating a historical drama sequel. In addition, he believed there hadn’t been any worthwhile ideas to explore. He started to change his mind, however, as the movie became a worldwide sensation.
In an interview with Variety, Rajamouli said, “After the film’s success abroad, when the subject came up again, my cousin [MM Keeravaani]—who is also a member of my core team—gave a concept that we thought was absolutely brilliant. This is the direction that has to be taken. He ordered his father to go to work right away and develop the concept.
He had added, “Right now, he’s working on the narrative seriously; he’s finishing it. Nevertheless, it won’t be until this script is finished that we start to really consider how to produce it, when to make it, and how to screen it.
Ram Charan and Jr. NTR, two RRR actors, attended the Vanity Fair event as well. Ram and his wife Upasana Konidela attended the ceremony, while Jr. NTR walked the red carpet wearing a Gaurav Gupta ensemble. Thereafter, Rajamouli’s LA house hosted a private party for the RRR crew.