SS Rajamouli awarded Best Director honour for RRR

At the 2022 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, SS Rajamouli received the Best Director honour.

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The filmmaker is seen accepting the prize while the crowd claps passionately for him in a recent video that has gone viral.

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Rajamouli thanked the jury and the crowd for their support of his movie after accepting the prize.

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The director said, “You have made a lot of people take notice of a small film in South of India.”

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The filmmaker also thanked his family for being his constant support.

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