SS Rajamouli to make US talk show debut with Late Night with Seth Meyers

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli is promoting his Telugu film RRR in the US ahead of the Golden Globes ceremony and the upcoming Oscar nominations later this month. He will appear on Late Night with Seth Meyers on January 9 as a guest, making his US talk show debut.

SS Rajamouli will be appearing on his first US talk show with Late Night with Seth Meyers. The filmmaker will join the American comedian's show on January 9 as a guest. Actor Alison Williams will also be appearing on the episode as the other guest. Rajamouli is promoting his Telugu film RRR in the US ahead of the Golden Globes ceremony on January 10 and the upcoming Oscar nominations later this month.

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli will appear as a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers on January 9.

Film critic J Hurtado, who has helped screen RRR at various theatres in North America, confirmed the filmmaker's appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. He wrote on Twitter, "Can't make it to the @ChineseTheatres screening of #RRRMovie tomorrow? Don't worry, #SSRajamouli will be guesting on @LateNightSeth so you can still get your SSR fix! Someone record it for us!" Reacting to the news, one Indian fan commented, "Unbelievable! (red heart emoji) The whole US will know about RRR."

On Sunday, Rajamouli was also part of a special symposium for the Non-English language film nominees ahead of the Golden Globes on Tuesday. He was joined by Decision To Leave director Park Chan-wook at the event while the other categories nominees, directors Edward Berger, Lukas Dhont and Santiago Mitre attended the talk virtually. He talked about his inspiration for creating a two-hero film in RRR at the event.

Besides Ram Charan and Jr NTR, RRR also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris. The global blockbuster has been co-written by Rajamouli and his father, screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad. The film was released in India on March 24, 2022.