TKF is a very hard hitting film made more on the lines of a documentary style film making. An indie kind of film that had zero song dance kind of bollywood movie. The fact it became such a big hit shows that indie films that keep you hooked will do well.
RRR is not a great film but it has great songs, a bond of friendship and some very hard hitting emotions. The film is flawed in many ways but it keeps you hooked, plus there is great buzz because of Netflix in the US Europe market.
You can nominate both films
While I agree with your assessment of TKF (based on the reviews I have read), it does show Islam followers in bad light (rightly so) and that might not sit well the Oscars panel
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