2,800 VFX shots and 18 VFX studios created a visual spectacle of the"RRR" Movie scene.

Introduction 

 

The success of the blockbuster film RRR demonstrates the importance of visual and special effects in making a film a super hit in the Tollywood industry and worldwide.  

India's top VFX projects are very successful because well experience and Known in Visual Effects and Special Effects, are VFX project head Srinivas Mohan, is the most blockbuster movie head of VFX and animation projects, including Baahubali, 2.0 he works in this movie in the head of VFX reliably made a mark in the industry with his inventive work in cinema. Tollywood's much-awaited project RRR is helmed by Srinivas 

Rajamouli believes that content is king, and he tries to give his films high-octane action sequences. and director Shankar understands this technology and knows how to use it. Rajamouli needed VFX, and he realized the potential of VFX as a tool that can be efficiently used to create such imagery. The success of the film is due to its good VFX and Special effects 

 

India's top VFX projects for use in the movie's scene 

 

India's top VFX projects, including Baahubali, are helmed by Srinivas Mohan, who has reliably made a mark in the industry with his inventive work in cinema. Tollywood's much-awaited project RRR is helmed by Srinivas, who played the role of VFX head for this action entertainer.  

Speculations are rife that this is going to be a biggie, and Rajamouli has roped in the best of the best to deploy the technology, craft the action, buttress his story, and enlarge the overall canvas of his imagination.  

  

2,800 VFX shots and 18 studios were used in the making of the film. 

 

V Srinivas Mohan is well-known for his VFX prowess and has worked extensively in South Indian cinema in some of the biggest hits. In fact, he was part of films like Baahubali 1, Endhiran, Sivaji, Nanban, 2.0, I, and Maattraan. 
 

Visual effects veteran Srinivas Mohan, who has worked on Baahubali: The Beginning, served as VFX producer and supervisor for the project and got involved soon after the script was drafted. He became an integral part of the shoot and led 18 studios, delivering 2,800 VFX shots. He has said that 70 to 80 percent of his VFX projects were done using CGI, which he called invisible effects.  

He also shared about the unique challenge of creating the ‘photorealistic creatures’ in the patriotic saga which is about the two legendary revolutionaries (Komaram Bheem aka Bheema and Alluri Sitarama Raju aka Rama) and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in the 1920s. RRR also features Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, and Samuthirakani in crucial roles.  

  

The bridge sequences  

 Three to four months of pre-production work were required for most of the iconic sequences, like the bridge sequence where the explosion takes place, followed by the first meeting of the protagonists Rama and Bhima, played by Ram Charan and Jr. NTR. The scene of jumping, coming down to save the child, and meeting underwater—the whole mechanism, including the height of the bridge—was necessary to understand.  

"Based on the concept and bridge details, the VFX and Special Effects team did the pre-visualization of the action, where the kid's fall, the train blast, and everything else was done in 3D." The VFX team now knew which camera angles to use.  

 

"VFX and the Special Effects Team also used miniatures in this sequence." miniatures were in the blast sequence, which was shot, and the rest was done with CGI. Overall, if you see the bridge sequence, 90 percent of it is CGI. 

 

For RRR, the VFX supervisor was very clear about breathing life into the rich imagination which Rajamouli wanted to bring onto the screen. And for that, artists were hired from all around the world to ensure finesse. Denmark-based studio Surprise was on board for the bridge sequence and around 15 artists worked continuously for almost two years.  

  

Invisible VFX and photorealistic creatures  

The VFX-magnum opus Baahubali: The Beginning was the first of its kind in Indian cinema. The grandeur of the fantasy world was new. But for RRR it was more about invisible VFX because this film was totally about the two characters and their emotions played a pivotal role. The understanding between the director and VFX supervisor made this project smooth for the visual effects team.  

 

“The uniqueness of RRR was that it required invisible effects as it is not a fantasy. It had to have a realistic feel, which is quite challenging,” he revealed.  

The tiger facing the actor had to be perfectly done with fur details, movements, and everything for aesthetic appeal. A lot of digital iteration was done for the creature work. They shot the movements of tigers in a zoo and recreated them digitally. 

 The interval sequence (Bheema rescuing his sister Malli) & technical insights  

"The director had specifically mentioned that he had noticed that the animal speed did not work out well in most Hollywood films and many other films. "During the shoot, no animals are used; so, the DOP and artists should know exactly where the animals will be.  

For this film, clear-detailed animation was done before the shoot to know about the animal speed and so on. It took almost seven months to work on the pre-production of this scene.  
 

 

The purpose is that when the director says "action," the VFX of the RRR team plays the animation in the virtual world, and the tiger starts moving. That animation will combine with the live plate, and the DOP has the real-time tiger movement and the characters on his monitor.  

The VFX team has mostly worked on regular software like Maya, Blender, Houdini, and so on. Unreal Engine was used in two instances: underwater scene and during the forest scene which included fireworks.  

 

Police Station Fight  

  

RRR - Ram Charan Police Station Fight - Visual Effects Breakdown. Makuta produced over 740 digital visual effects for multiple scenes in SS Rajamouli's epic "RRR" such as the Police Station fight sequence (Ram Charan's introduction), the Komaram Bheem song, intermission fight an explosive climax in the jungle.  

     

Starting with the 113 visual effects shots in the entire Police Station fight, the VFX and Special Effects team assisted in on-set supervision at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, VFX team  LiDAR scanned and produced photogrammetry for the full set and terrain, rebuilt the entire police station compound and surrounding terrain for 80% fully digital shots, populating and replicating live crowd into the huge digital crowd extensions, broke digital hands and fingers, augmented impacts and rebuilt sets as required for the first explosive introduction to the film.  

 
 

RRR's Naatu Naatu wins first Golden Globes for Best Original Song 

 

Indian blockbuster movie RRR has created history at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, winning the Best Original Song award for the track Naatu Naatu on Wednesday. The award was accepted by composer MM Keeravani, who was part of the RRR delegation at the ceremony. The RRR team was represented by the film’s cast Jr NTR and Ram Charan and the director SS Rajamouli at the ceremony. 

The awards show is special for many reasons this year, including the fact that the Indian movie RRR earned two nominations- Best Original song for Naatu Naatu and Best Picture. In a first for India, the film earned its first Golden Globes for the year in the Best Original Song category for Naatu Naatu. The song was composed by veteran music director MM Keeravani and penned by Kala Bhairavi and Rahul Sipligunj. 

RRR's "Naatu Naatu" has become the first Indian song to be shortlisted for the highly coveted Oscar award. The fast-paced number pictured on Ram Charan and Jr. NTR has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of the best original song, an achievement that has made Indians proud. 

 

The highest-grossing Indian film and box office collection 

RRR is estimated to have grossed ₹1,200 crores (US$175 million) worldwide by the end of its run. During its theatrical run, RRR became the third highest-grossing Indian film, the second highest-grossing film in India, the second highest-grossing Telugu film, and the highest-grossing film in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, surpassing Rajamouli's previous film Baahubali 2. K.G.F: Chapter 2, which was released three weeks later, surpassed RRR's worldwide and Indian gross figures.  

Crossing the Rs 1,000 crore mark at the box office worldwide is no new feat for filmmaker S S Rajamouli. He had set new records with his iconic period fantasy tales Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2 and his latest work, RRR, is already setting new records. With the pandemic outbreak and the moviemakers opting for OTT releases, the visual effects of heavy film have quenched the thirst of cinema lovers. 

  

FAQs   

  

1.SS Rajamouli seems to have a passion for VFX and has used it extensively in his films.  
 

Rajamouli believes that content is king, and he tries to give his films high-octane action sequences. To do that, he needed VFX, and he realized the potential of VFX as a tool that can be efficiently used to create such imagery. You can see that in Eega and in RRR as well. He is always trying to improve his knowledge of VFX and constantly upgrades to the new VFX products that are released. He utilizes the capabilities of VFX to the maximum.  

  

2. Is Rajamouli the only Indian director who consciously incorporates VFX in his films?  

  

Yes, he and director Shankar understand this technology and know how to use it. Others want to but they don’t understand how it works – they come and ask for the idea to be executed in a few weeks.   

 

VFX starts right from the time of pre-production. In Rajamouli’s films, there is a separate VFX department incorporated at the beginning of the project itself. The director needs to understand the technology and produce time and comfort for the VFX team. Gone are the days when VFX was done in post-production.  

  

   

3. Naatu Naatu has won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song now. Was there any VFX at all in this song?  

  

 This song is a result of the hard work and commitment of Ram Charan and Jr NTR. In some other films, they might have used VFX for this song but in this case, Rajamouli, Ram Charan, and Jr NTR are more than capable of delivering a top-notch song live.