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Good Smile Company Launches Figures for Indian Live-Action Film RRR

Japanese PVC character figurine producer Good Smile Company announced on July 27 that it will launch merchandise from the Indian live-action film RRR in its Pop Up Parade range of pop culture merchandise. The company's website is listing the character figures of Komaram Bheem and Alluri Rama Raju for release in January 2024.

The figures are available for pre-order worldwide. Kurosawatsu from Acxyz Creativ sculpted the figures. Yotaro Taniguchi painted the collection. The figures are approximately 180 millimeters in height and will be priced at 4,800 yen each (approximately ₹2,787.31).

S. S. Rajamouli's Telugu-language RRR film opened in theaters in March 2022. The film opened in Japanese theaters in October 2022 and has earned 2.2 billion yen (approximately ₹1,27,69,92,791), as of July 22. It is the highest-earning Indian film in Japan ever, and is still running in theaters. Some theaters in Japan are hosting "cheering screenings" for the film where audiences can yell out at the screen in support and throw confetti. Japanese director Makoto Shinkai spoke of his fondness of the film during his most recent visit to India for the premiere of his Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film in April.

Good Smile Company is known for its Nendoroid and Figma figures that mainly cover anime franchises as well as video games, vocaloid, and VTubers. The company describes its Pop Up Parade series of figures as "easy to collect with affordable prices and speedy releases." The company produces figures from anime and game series within the range.

Sources: Good Smile Company's Twitter account and website (link 2), Yomiuri Shimbun