RRR closer to Oscar glory: ‘Naatu Naatu’ nominated for Best Original Song

Entertainment By Deepthi Nandan & Shashiprasad S M January 24, 2023 Read the article

SS Rajamouli’s RRR is the first Indian movie ever to be nominated for the Academy Awards under the Best Original Song category.

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After winning the Golden Globe Award, composer MM Keeravani and writer Chandrabose have earned a nomination for the Oscars 2023.

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Naatu Naatu has been nominated alongside Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand, Applause, Rihanna’s Lift Me Up, and This is a Life.

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Though RRR was not the official entry from India, it created an unprecedented buzz in the run-up to the Oscar nominations.

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This period drama garnered so much popularity that it even won appreciation from stalwarts like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.

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Along with RRR, documentary films All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers, and others also competed for Oscar glory.

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G Thulasiram Lahari Velu, a partner at Lahari Music, which owns the music rights of RRR exclusively, said he was elated.

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He explained: “The faith in us by the entire team of RRR made us get the rights for a whopping ₹18 crore.”

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He also said: “I am quite sure that Naatu Naatu will create history by winning the Oscars.”

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