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“It's hard to describe that feeling in your heart where it feels tight – it's almost a bad feeling except it's not because it's from seeing something beautiful.”

@atlinmerrick

They deserved a kiss, and the people from the discord were so kind that I manage to finish this one without loosing it .

Time spent : 10h34

Total strokes made : 13695

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“Your friendship is more valuable than this life.” 

RRR (2022) dir. S. S. Rajamouli

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Queerness in Indian Media

↳Film: RRR (2022, Telugu), dir. S.S. RAJAMOULI

RRR is a historical fantasy action drama that follows Bheem (NTR Jr), a Gond warrior who is in search of a Gond girl who was taken away from their home, and Ram (Ram Charan), the British Army officer assigned to catch him. Ram and Bheem meet under false identities and quickly grow closer, but everything is thrown into chaos once the truth is revealed and Ram is forced to choose between his ambitions and his attachment to Bheem.

Long before any white person had ever heard of RRR, queer Indians were cautiously optimistic that there would be something for us in this movie. There was the song Dosti, which felt more romantic than the average song about friendship; Bheem's intense declaration toward Ram in the trailer; Rajamouli explaining that there is no boy-girl romantic song (a staple of masala Indian cinema in any language) because "the romance angle is between these two guys only...bromance...they are the heroes, they are the hero and heroine, and they are the hero and villain"; the lead actors repeatedly questioning interviewers who referred to Jenny and Seetha as Bheem and Ram's love interests; and the writer, V. Vijayendra Prasad, being a huge fan of Salim-Javed movies, particularly Sholay, whose homosocial pairing has been read as queer by queer Indians for decades.

The movie itself gave us more than we could have hoped for from a project made on such a huge scale. Ram and Bheem mimic many of the "hero and heroine" pairings in so many masala movies, doing everything from the "slow-mo staring" for the first meeting, to getting a whole montage song for the progression of their bond, to dressing each other up, to dancing together at a party, to carrying each other, to rescuing each other.

The final rescue scene is perhaps the most telling, as it twists a well-known myth from the Ramayana by putting Ram and Bheem in the position of heroine and hero. It is not Hanuman who tells Rama where to find Sita in Lanka, but instead Seetha who tells Bheem where to find Ram. Bheem, upon finding him, promises to get him out 'even if [he has] to burn this Lanka down to do it'--then promptly carries him on his shoulders the way Hanuman carried Rama, to do away with any suspicions from homophobic audiences.

Those homophobic audiences still made their complaints--a glance at the oldest comments on any clip or behind the scenes video for RRR will make that clear--but they were drowned out by the many fans of the movie. Ultimately, like with any coded movie, the interpretation is up to the individual, but it is undeniable that a number of queer Indians felt that there was a romantic bond between Ram and Bheem. To dismiss that would do a disservice to the many queer people who have, are, and always will work quietly behind the scenes to write our stories, even if they can never say so directly.

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morrre rrr

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komuram bheemudo

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Arya being a chaotic bisexual who accidentally starts a polycule | Arya 2 (2009), dir. Sukumar

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More Telugu Heroes Compilation

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You've captured them so well! Especially Bheem's bambiest eyes to ever bambie and Ram's thick lashed siren eyes! 😍

watched rrr for 17th time this weekend. this is not a joke caption I have fr watched it 17 times now. Let’s naatu!!

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Hannibal would go feral for young hugh dancy i just know it

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They're also Duryodhan/Karna coded. Duryodhan gave Karna Anga and Karna did find out before the war that he was the eldest son of Kunti. So if he wanted to, he could've gone to Pandavas and demanded the throne but he chose to back his friend and support him in quest of getting the throne.

Similarly, Varadha gave up his biggest territory for Deva and Amma to ensure their safety and life. The movie ends with Aadhya pondering over how Deva is the rightful heir, son of Dhara who was supposed to be the Kartha and there is an army of Shouryaangas to back him if he chooses to get the throne for himself. But going by the current day timeline, he clearly didn't go that route. He didn't want the throne for himself. Instead he backed and supported Varadha, making sure he got everything he asked Deva for. Giving up his right to the throne for sake of his Varadha.

Varadeva are so Krishna/Arjun coded because Arjun too simply wanted his Madhav by his side instead of some grand fierce army.

Krishna meanwhile said no one, including his kin, his wives, his sons; literally no one was as dear to him as Arjun was. Something we see time and time again by Deva's actions. His own life, his pride, even the word of his mother don't mean as much to him as Varadha does. Even so young, he gave his word to help him however he could when his mother asked him not to return there ever.

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so cowboycrimez on twitter posted the still of that cut moment from the tobey scene in e7 and. uh. let’s just say i’m not shocked they deleted this. unbelievably fruity we’ve got tobey actively flirting with rust and what looks like rust flirting back? lighting the cigarette are you joking? so many implications here what am i supposed to do with this

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Rust Cohle + Gay Subtext

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I just know Deva slept on the couch for at the very least three whole nights for his "more beautiful than you (Varadha)" "joke" of his.

No way a princess like Vara is putting up with all that. Man had to be taught a lesson. 😤

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Love the tragedy of this shot. Love how both their heads are downcast here. Love how Ram is just as devastated as Bheem. Love how Bheem cannot see that this is breaking Ram just as much as it is breaking him