SetYourGoals t1_jaetlxt wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:38 PM

Reply to comment by Xralius in Oscars: “Naatu Naatu” From India’s ‘RRR’ To Be Performed During Ceremony by impeccabletim

If you look, on any of the Netflix thumbnails it says "RRR Hindi" not just "RRR." So I guess they must have only gotten the US rights to the Hindi dubbed version? It's very odd.

The original language is Telugu, and unfortunately is not available on Netflix in the US. If you want to watch it in Telugu legally in the US, there's a streaming service called ZEE5 that has it, or if you have an Alamo Drafthouse theater near you, it's playing on Sunday this weekend.

I'm not a very big supporter of illegally watching movies, but this seems like a circumstance where it is pretty justified. I don't understand why they'd put it out on Netflix without the original language, but here we are.

GatoradeNipples t1_jaevncw wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:52 PM

>I don't understand why they'd put it out on Netflix without the original language, but here we are.

Licensing fuckery, pretty much. The IP holders figured they could get more money out of the movie by compartmentalizing each of the dubs as its own licensing deal, and they were probably correct.

arcosapphire t1_jaeyfqf wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:12 PM

Oof, I've been intending to watch it but this is a problem. I was present when a friend of mine watched it, but they don't mind dubs. I was like, when I watch it I'll watch the original, as I do as a rule. I didn't realize it would actually be hard to do.

awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf1599 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:31 PM

To be fair, I had the same worry you do, but I watched it anyway and it's very difficult to tell it's dubbed if you don't understand Telugu or Hindi. The parts in English are left alone too.

arcosapphire t1_jaf29l0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:39 PM

I don't understand Telugu or Hindi, but the dubbing bothered me. As I said, I saw it partially, and decided that when I gave it a proper watch I would find the original. I really hate dubs. Think of how much direction goes into getting just the right delivery from an actor. Then a dub comes along and just...bulldozes right over that.

awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf2k9m wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:41 PM

I understand what you're saying and I agree. I guess this one just didn't bother me as much as I expected. It's all preference anyway.

Good luck finding the Telugu version, and enjoy it when you find it, the movie is a lot of fun!