RRR is a 2022 Indian action drama directed by S. S. Rajamouli, made at a scale that carried it well beyond the country it was produced in. It runs 187 minutes, long even for an epic, and reaches K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles.
What is RRR about?
The story announces itself as invented. It follows two men, each already carrying a legendary name, through a stretch of their lives spent far from where they came from — years before the struggle that would later define them. What plays out is built around how the two cross paths, the loyalty that forms between them, and the pressures that put it under strain. The 1920s supply the period frame: costume, setting, and the stakes the characters move through. Around that frame, the set pieces are staged at a size that shapes the whole running time.
About the cast
The principal cast is led by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan, with Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn also credited, alongside Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, Olivia Morris and Samuthirakani. A large share of the running time goes to staged action, stunt work and choreographed dance, so physical performance sits beside spoken dialogue rather than behind it.
Context & significance
RRR belongs to a strand of large-scale Indian filmmaking in which action, music and melodrama share one running time instead of being split into separate kinds of picture. The 187 minutes come directly from that combination: room for slow build-ups, for action sequences allowed to run long, and for musical numbers that sit inside the narrative rather than pausing it. Because the film presents its own account as fictional, the 1920s work as period atmosphere rather than as a record of events. For anyone new to Indian popular cinema, it is a representative example of the form at its most expansive.
Watching RRR on Ktime
RRR streams on K-Time once you sign in — the page you are reading is open to everyone, and playback starts with a free K-Time account login. The title carries both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so a household can hear the film in Farsi or keep the original audio with Farsi text on screen. The K-Time interface is in Farsi throughout, for viewers across the Iranian diaspora.