The Women of RRR: Restricted, Repressed, Redundant
The 2022 film RRR (meaning Rise, Roar, Revolt), directed by S. S. Rajamouli, is a gripping story about friendship, community, and the uprising against British colonial rule in the 1920s. The Telugu action drama (the industry of which is frequently dubbed Tollywood) is a 3-hour-long spectacle. Its main characters, Bheem and Raju, are loosely based on real personalities. With its tremendous cinematography, award-winning soundtrack, and magnificently choreographed action sequences, it leaves little to be desired. Except for one thing: its disappointing female characters. Bheem (Ram Charan) and Raju (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.), the heroes of RRR A recent BBC article highlighting a study about female representation in the Indian Hindi film industry – also known as Bollywood – points out some of the main problems that remain in Indian cinema. RRR , while not being outright misogynistic, still falls into the trap of giving its female characters little room to grow. This, despite how highly enjoyab