And the moment we had all been waiting for is here. The verdict is out and Naatu Naatu has WON the Oscars 2023! The song thereby created history to become the first song from any Indian film to win in the Best Song category.
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In the category, the Telugu song was nominated alongside ‘Applause’ from 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’.
This is the third major international recognition for the chartbuster ‘Naatu Naatu’, composed by MM Keeravaani and penned by Chandrabose, after a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award.
‘RRR’ (Rise Roar Revolt), a pre-independence fictional story, follows two real-life Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) – in the 1920s.
‘Naatu Naatu’ celebrates the inclusive spirit of dance and bonhomie and features Charan and Jr NTR matching steps to its catchy rhythm. The title of the track translates to bucolic in Telugu. It demonstrates the spirit of fun in country music in its over 4.35 minutes of runtime.
‘Jai Ho’ from the 2008 British film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, directed by Danny Boyle, was the first Hindi song to win an Academy Award in the Best Original Score and Original Song categories. It was composed by AR Rahman and penned by Gulzar.