Jr NTR, Ram Charan's 'RRR' to hit the big screen on March 18, or April 28

The veil of suspense over the much-awaited release of

S.S. Rajamouli's directorial 'RRR'

was lifted on Friday, with the makers announcing two possible dates for the movie's release.

Taking to social media, the producers listed

March 18

as the release date, provided theatres are allowed full occupancy by then. The alternative date is

April 28

, "if the pandemic situation does not improve" before that.

The movie starring Telugu stars

Ram Charan and NTR

, with Ajay Devgan and Aliya Bhatt essaying crucial roles, was supposed to be released on January 7. In view of the third Covid wave, however, the plan was dropped just a couple of days before the scheduled release date.

The movie, made in

five languages

-- Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi -- has been one of the most awaited movies after Rajamouli's superhit '

Bahubali

' movie saga. Bankrolled by DVV Entertainments, the star cast of 'RRR' also includes Spandana Chaturvedi, Samithirakani, Alison Doody, Ray Stevenson and Shriya Saran. MM Keeravani has composed the soundtracks and background scores for the project. A Sreekar Prasad was on board as the editor, while KK Senthil Kumar handled cinematography.



Anushka Shetty to Rakul Preet Singh, Tollywood actresses who opened up about the casting couch