SS Rajamouli directorial “RRR” scripts Oscars history: Naatu Naatu nominated for Best Original Song
SS Rajamouli directorial “RRR” scripts Oscars history: Naatu Naatu nominated for Best Original Song
SS Rajamouli’s epic action drama RRR, featuring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, scripted history as its song Naatu Naatu has been nominated for Oscars 2023 in the Best Original song category.
The comes following the film bagging a Golden Globe for best original song for the Telugu track “Naatu Naatu” and Critics Choice Awards for best foreign language film and best song.
Naatu Naatu is composed by MM Keeravani from the lyrics penned by Chandrabose and sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava.
The song will compete with other tracks including ‘Applause’ from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’, ‘Hold mY hand’ from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘This Is A Life’ from ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’.
RRR, a pre-independence fictional story features real-life Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) – in the 1920s.
The film also features Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Alison Doody and Olivia Morris among others.
The film boasts of a worldwide collection of over Rs 1,200 crore.
Meanwhile, the 95th Academy Awards are scheduled to be held on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The nominations voting ran from January 12 to 17, followed by the announcement of the nominations on January 24.
News Input K.V.Raman
