Throughout
the
200-plus
day
shooting
schedule
of
RRR,
Jr
NTR
felt
the
weight
of
filmmaker
SS
Rajamouli's
ambition,
which
the
actor
says
inspired
him
to
give
his
best
for
the
much-awaited
action
drama.
The
Telugu
film,
set
in
pre-independent
India,
fictionalises
the
lives
of
two
freedom
fighters-
Alluri
Sitarama
Raju,
played
by
Ram
Charan
and
Komaram
Bheem,
essayed
by
Jr
NTR.
RRR,
being
Rajamouli's
follow-up
to
the
game-changing
blockbuster
Baahubali,
sparked
fan
interest
since
its
announcement
in
2018.
In
an
interview
with
PTI,
NT
Rama
Rao
Jr,
known
among
fans
as
Jr
NTR,
said
he
shot
the
film
with
the
awareness
that
it
was
a
"responsibility"
to
give
his
all.
"I
felt
the
burden,
constantly,
everyday.
How
can
you
survive
if
you
don't
have
that
pressure
on
you?
You
need
to
be
reminded
that
you
are
part
of
someone's
vision,
who
has
believed
and
invested
in
you.
Forget
about
the
money,
that
is
a
different
thing,
but
he
has
trusted
you
with
his
material
so
you
have
to
do
justice
to
that,
there
was
responsibility,"
Jr
NTR
said.
The
38-year-old
actor
credited
Rajamouli
for
his
unwavering
belief,
which
helped
the
team
work
towards
the
film
the
director
had
envisioned.
For
instance,
even
if
the
crew
was
on
a
break,
Rajamouli
would
constantly
work
to
improve
the
project.
The
filmmaker
would
call
up
Jr
NTR
and
discuss
nuances
of
a
scene
with
him,
so
that
the
actor
never
felt
out
of
touch
with
his
character.
"You
need
to
have
the
right
people
around
you
and
a
fantastic
director
like
Rajamouli
to
remind
you
what
you
are
here
for.
The
journey
for
RRR
demanded
that
kind
of
emotional
and
physical
investment.
When
we
were
home
and
not
shooting,
we
were
given
exercises
so
that
we
don't
get
away
from
the
film.
"He
would
call
me
and
discuss
scenes,
say
that
my
character's
expressions
should
have
been
exploited
more
in
some
places.
So
I
had
to
gather
all
the
thoughts,
recollect
the
moment
and
be
back
to
the
scene.
I
had
to
be
completely
involved,
immersed
in
the
film," he
added.
The
scale
of
RRR
is
bigger
than
that
of
the
actor's
previous
three
collaborations
with
the
48-year-old
director.
The
duo
first
worked
together
in
the
2001
action
film
Student
No
1,
followed
by
Simhadri
in
2003
and
the
2007
fantasy
action-comedy
Yamadonga.
Jr
NTR
said
Rajamouli
is
perhaps
one
of
the
few
directors
in
the
country,
who
can
truly
challenge
an
actor.
With
Komaram
Bheem,
a
revolutionary
who
the
actor
was
well
versed
with,
Rajamouli
added
more
layers
and
presented
a
novel
character.
RRR
attempts
to
fill
the
historical
gap
where
the
two
freedom
fighters,
who
belonged
to
the
same
era,
left
home
with
no
record
of
what
they
did
for
four
years
before
they
came
back
and
started
to
fight
for
the
people.
"Once
you
become
a
Rajamouli
character,
you
want
to
give
your
100
per
cent.
You
just
don't
want
to
settle
at
50
percent
or
80.
You
want
him
to
get
him
from
his
seat,
when
he
is
watching
you
on
the
monitor,
and
tell
you
an
excited
'Okay!'
"You
want
to
hear
that.
Working
with
him
is
a
challenge
but
I
have
always
loved
that.
The
beauty
is
that
he
has
also
constantly
challenged
himself
as
a
filmmaker.
He
has
earned
that
respect.
As
an
actor
that's
what
you
want,
to
get
a
director
who
can
push
you,
make
you
feel
vulnerable
at
times,"
he
added.
The
film
is
also
being
hailed
for
pulling
a
casting
coup
with
Jr
NTR
and
Charan
together
in
a
project.
The
actor
said
he
is
aware
that
the
genre
of
multi-starrer
films
have
virtually
faded,
but
hoped
RRR
will
ignite
the
trend
considering
how
more
pan
India
films
are
being
made
today.
RRR
also
stars
Alia
Bhatt
and
Ajay
Devgn.
"Somewhere,
our
industries
have
stopped
making
multi
starrers
films.
With
RRR,
a
multi-starrer
film
in
Telugu
is
coming
after,
probably,
30
years.
I
think
'Karan
Arjun' was
the
last
Hindi
film
where
two
massive
stars,
equal
in
stature,
came
together
for
a
film.
Stars
have
an
equal
persona,
talent
and
following.
Why
did
it
stop,
I
don't
have
an
answer.
But
maybe
it
will
start
again.
"There
is
now
going
to
be
a
lot
of
cultural
exchange,
with
crossover,
multi-starrer
films.
It
is
good
to
call
ourselves
one
big
Indian
film
industry.
I
feel
so
proud
that
I,
as
an
actor,
am
a
part
of
this
era.
An
era
which
was
earlier
closed,
now
it
is
opening
and
combining
all
of
us
together.
I
truly
feel
blessed,"
he
added.
RRR
is
set
to
arrive
in
cinema
halls
on
January
7.
The
film
will
be
released
in
Hindi,
Tamil,
Malayalam
and
Kannada
as
well.