![]() The ZEE5 platform, which launched in 2018 and expanded into the U.S. It’s a headache, but for films like Baahubali and RRR, the decision isn’t random. To complicate matters further, neither movie is available to stream in Telugu, their other spoken language. Netflix has the first Baahubali in Tamil (one of the two spoken languages in which it was shot) and dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam, English, Spanish, and Portuguese, while the second film is available only in Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam - no European-language versions. ![]() Rajamouli’s previous films Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion are available on Netflix, but rather than each appearing as a single asset with the option to toggle between languages - like, say, the Korean hit series Squid Game - there’s a different entry for each film depending on the dub in question, and they don’t always line up across the franchise. When expensive licensing agreements are struck for international distribution, major blockbusters can ultimately land on different platforms in different languages. Netflix doesn’t offer the film in those languages, making this the latest instance of a sometimes confusing release pattern for streaming Indian films - in both the U.S. Now that it is available, for those looking to watch RRR in Telugu or dubbed in Tamil, Kannada, or Malayalam, a ZEE5 subscription will run you $49.99 annually (or $20.99 for three months). When you search for Indian titles with multiple languages on either Netflix or ZEE5, a feed like this one might pop up. When the film leaked online in May, fans wondered how the leak would affect its online release, but when reached for comment, reps at ZEE5 simply responded with: “……….” ![]() RRR’s streaming release strategy has been curious all around. Plans for the digital debut were changing up to the last minute - with its scheduled June 2 Netflix release moved up nearly two weeks to yesterday with just a few hours’ notice there have been inconsistencies in its ZEE5 rollout as well. (If you want an English dub, you’re out of luck on either service for now.) If you want to watch it in its original language, Telugu, you’ll need a subscription to ZEE5, a relatively new Indian streaming service that has stepped in to claim one of the year’s most sought-after international releases. The movie lands today on Netflix, but it’s only available dubbed in Hindi (with multiple subtitle-language options). Less than two months after its release, the Tollywood musical epic is now streaming. Rajamouli’s RRR, a raucous theatrical experience set in 1920s colonial India, began its short but explosive run in American cinemas on March 24, raking in about $15 million in the U.S.
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