RRR New Release: Makers rumoured to release the period drama next year

We are sorry to break this news to the fans of Rajamouli movies. But reports say that the release of the much-anticipated movie RRR is further delayed. The upcoming N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan-starrer is said to now release in 2022, according to a report by Filmi Beat.

The S. S. Rajamouli directed film has witnessed several delays in its release due to both production issues as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the makers had announced a release date of 13 October, 2021 earlier, it is said to have been postponed once again.

It is being said that the makers of RRR will announce its new release date via a press conference in a couple of days. The press conference, which is rumoured to take place on a grand scale, will have some of the star-studded cast including N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn, as well as the film’s director.

Set in the 1920s, the upcoming Telugu film tells a fictionalised story of two real South Indian freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, who played a major role in two prominent tribal and peasant rebellions in the country against the British Raj. Popular Tollywood heavyweights Ram Charan and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. will portray the lives of Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem on screen. In addition to the duo, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris and Samuthirakani will also be seen in pivotal roles.

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RRR will feature S. S. Rajamouli in the director’s chair, who is best known for the epic fantasy Baahubali: The Beginning and its sequel Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The film is produced by D. V. V. Danayya under the banner of DVV Entertainments with a script penned by Rajamouli himself based on a story by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.