It’s a SixRRR: SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR reacts to RRR bagging 6 National Awards

This year has been great for SS Rajamouli as his film RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR has been winning the awards globally. Now, the film has bagged not one, or two but a total of six awards at the National Film Awards. After dominating the 69th National Film Awards, the director has reacted on social media. 

3 things you need to know

• Ram Charan and Jr NTR missed the Best Actor Awards category.
• The full list of winners was announced in Delhi on Thursday (August 24).
• The film has made the nation proud by winning awards at the Oscars and Golden Globe.  

How SS Rajamouli reacted to RRR winning 6 awards at the National Film Awards

Soon after the awards were announced, the director took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle and congratulated the winners. He wrote, "It’s a SIXERRR… Congratulations to the entire team of RRR on winning national awards."

Thanking the jury members, SS Rajamouli wrote, "Thanks to the jury for the recognition..:) Bhairi, Prem Master, Peddanna, Srinivas Mohan garu, Solomon Master."

(A screengrab from SS Rajamouli's post | Image: X)

RRR has won in six categories, namely Best Male Playback Singer (Kaala Bhairava and Komuram Bheemudu), Best Film For Wholesome Entertainment, Best Action Direction Award King (Soloman), Best Choreography (Prem Rakshith), Best Special Effects (V Sreenivas Mohan) and Best Music Direction Award -Background Score (M.M. Keeravani). 

Jr NTR congratulates his RRR colleagues

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Jr NTR, who played a lead role of freedom Indian revolutionary Komaram Bheem in RRR, congratulated the team.

(A screengrab from JR NTR's post | Image: X)

An excerpt from his post read, "Congratulations to my colleagues of #RRRMovie. @kaalabhairava7 you brought the Komuram Bheemudo song to life with your voice. @mmkeeravaani garu, your background score for our film is the best and this award is another recognition for the same."

SS Rajamouli congratulates Allu Arjun and Alia Bhatt for Best Actors 

The Baahubali director has also congratulated Allu Arjun and Alia Bhatt for winning the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, respectively. Allu Arjun has won the award for his performance in Pushpa: The Rise, while Alia has bagged for Gangubai Kathiawadi. 

Wishing Allu Arjun, he wrote, "PUSHPAAAA… THAGGEDE LE. Congratulations Bunny…" 

(A screengrab from SS Rajamouli's post | Image: X)

To Alia Bhatt, he quoted a dialogue from the movie, "Gangu chaand thi, aur chaand hi rahegi…"

(A screengrab from SS Rajamouli's post | Image: X)

The winner list of the 69th National Film Award was announced today (August 24) in Delhi.