Oscars 2023: SS Rajamouli’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ From Movie RRR Wins Best Original Song

History has been scripted. Dreams of so many Indians have come true at Oscars, as team of movie RRR have bought glory to the country. Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s period action blockbuster RRR created history by becoming the first Indian track to win the Academy Award in the Best Original Song category for Naatu Naatu at Oscars Awards 2023. The song was nominated along with other songs in the category. The songs that were nominated in the category were ‘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”.

The Naatu Naatu song composed by MM Keervaani and penned by Chandrabose has already won two awards. This is their third major international win after the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards. This is the first Telugu song to be nominated at the Oscars. Earlier, in 2008, the song ‘Jai Ho’ from the movie Slumdog Millionaire was the first Hindi song to win the Best Original Score and Original Song categories at the Academy Awards.

The fictional pre-independence story RRR (Rise Roar Revolt) follows two actual Indian rebels in the 1920s: Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR). Ajay Devgan, Alia Bhatt and Shriya Saran also star in the film. The film has collected over Rs 1200 crore worldwide.

In ‘Naatu Naatu’, Charan and Jr. NTR dance together to the song’s infectious beat, celebrating the inclusiveness and camaraderie of dance. The Telugu word for the track’s title is bucolic. With a duration of more than 4.35 minutes, which exemplifies the fun-loving nature of country music. The song was shot on the Presidential Palace lawn of Kyiv in Ukraine. According to information, in an interview SS Rajamouli disclosed that choreographer Prem Rakshith came up with over 100 hook steps for the song.

Reportedly, the singers of the Naatu Naatu song, Rahul Sipligunj and Kala Bhairava also performed the song at the Oscars ceremony. The 95th Oscars academy awards have been organised at Dolby theater in Los Angeles. Actor Deepika Padukone performed the song Naatu Naatu which got the standing ovation at the ceremony.

This is not all, Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whisperers wins Best Documentary Short in clearly India’s best year at the Oscars. The movie revolves around a family who adopt two baby elephants in Tamil Nadu’s Madumalai Tiger Reserve. And this is not the first time that Guneet Monga has got the award to the country. Earlier in 2019 also, Guneet Monga’s ‘Period. End of Sentence’ won the Oscar in the short subject documentary.

The list of Oscars winners is long. Here are a few:

The sci-fi movie from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” swept most of the top categories, including best picture and directing. Michelle Yeoh, won the best actress award, becoming the first Asian actress ever to win that honour. The other lead acting prize went to Brendan Fraser for the movie ‘The Whale, also won the award for the first-time.

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Editing: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Paul Rogers)

Adapted Screenplay: “Women Talking” (Sarah Polley)

Original Score: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Volker Bertelmann)

Original Screenplay: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)

Animated Short: “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” (Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud)

Costume Design: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Ruth Carter)

Makeup and Hairstyling: “The Whale” (Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley)