RRRs Naatu Naatu nominated for Oscar after winning Golden Globe

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RRR came, saw and conquered at the Golden Globes. SS Rajamouli's blockbuster won Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu, one of the two categories it was nominated in. It missed out in the Best Non-English Language Film which was won by Argentina, 1985 from Argentina. Other nominees in the category include All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Close (Belgium), Decision to Leave, (South Korea).

RRR is being represented at the Golden Globe Awards by its director and stars - SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR and Ram Charan who is accompanied by wife Upasana Kamineni. Jr NTR and Ram Charan play freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharamaraju in the period drama, set in the British-occupied India of the 1920s. The cast includes Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn as well as British actors Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody and Olivia Morris.

RRR, which made over ₹ 1,200 crore globally, has already won a slew of international honours including Best Director for Rajamouli at the New York Film Critics Circle awards. RRR has submitted itself for consideration in various Oscar categories as well and is expected to be nominated in at least one category if not more.

The Golden Globes are being held in Los Angeles with comedian Jerrod Carmichael as host. The awards return to the Hollywood mainstream after making internal reforms following criticism of its allegedly racist and sexist voting practices. Last year's Golden Globes were boycotted by NBC, which broadcasts the show, and many of Hollywood's big stars led by Tom Cruise who returned his three Globes.

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As a telugu guy it makes me swell with pride as a song of my language represented india on a global stage and won it.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Proud moment for Indian Cinema.

 

[JaDed]

Congratulations to them, as I had said in another thread RRR was the most sellable movie of Subcontinent last year.

 

[dildilpak]

Just heard the song- nothing special about it except some fast beats. Have heard infinitely better songs from Bollywood than this one.

 

[Local.Dada]

Just heard the song- nothing special about it except some fast beats. Have heard infinitely better songs from Bollywood than this one.

I didn’t like the song at all the first few times I heard i on Spotify. I think the song on its own is average but it’s the choreography and the dance that enhances it. I can’t listen to the song on audio but watched the video a few times. I believe it’s the total package: song + choreography that won here.

 

[JaDed]

I didn’t like the song at all the first few times I heard i on Spotify. I think the song on its own is average but it’s the choreography and the dance that enhances it. I can’t listen to the song on audio but watched the video a few times. I believe it’s the total package: song + choreography that won here.

Ask a non desi how they feel about the song and you will be surprised, like I was but you are right it’s about the video and intent of the song in the movie.

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats and well done on the award. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rrrmovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rrrmovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naatunaatu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#naatunaatu</a> <a href="https://t.co/Fx4QqkZ6Bc">https://t.co/Fx4QqkZ6Bc</a></p>— David Warner (@davidwarner31) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidwarner31/status/1613039149149483008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

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RRR and Naatu Naatu win big at Critics' Choice Awards

Days after its historic Golden Globe win, the Telugu movie RRR has won two more awards at a prominent awards show.

The film won best foreign language film and Naatu Naatu won best song at the 28th edition of the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

RRR competed against films such as Argentina 1985, which won a Golden Globe for best Best Non-English Language Film.

Director SS Rajamouli thanked "the women in my life" in his speech.

In his acceptance speech, he thanked his mother "who thought school education was overrated and she encouraged me to read comics and storybooks".

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association to honour the finest in cinematic achievement.

The award's official Twitter handle tweeted the news of the film's win on Monday, congratulating the movie's cast and crew, while RRR's Twitter handle posted about winning best song.

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RRR's Indian fans commented on the posts praising the film and calling it a "proud moment for the country".

RRR, which stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, is a historical fantasy that tells the story of two revolutionaries who fight against British rule in India - superstars Ram Charan and Jr NTR play the lead roles.

It is one of India's most expensive films and the action epic has been a huge box-office success in India and abroad. It has even been praised by Hollywood celebrities, who have called the film "such a party".

In a series of tweets on Monday, MM Keeravani, composer of Naatu Naatu, shared photos with James Cameron at the awards ceremony and said the Oscar-winning director had watched the film twice and complimented him for his music.

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Last week, the film's catchy musical number, Naatu Naatu, won a Golden Globe for best original song - a first for India.

The hit song, filmed in front of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky's official residence in 2021, has had thousands grooving to its beat.

Praise poured in for the film and the crew after the song's historic win, with Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman calling it a "paradigm shift".

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[VIDEOS] Indian film RRR: Why the action spectacle is charming the West

It has been 10 months since action-fantasy film RRR hit theatres in India, but the conversation around it hasn't died down. As the movie rides its popularity wave into Hollywood's awards season, the BBC's Meryl Sebastian unpacks why it has captivated viewers around the world.

Director SS Rajamouli has said that he made RRR mainly for Indians - people living in the country and the diaspora.

But since its release, the movie - which features Telugu-language stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR, and tells the fictional story of two real-life Indian revolutionaries fighting against British rule - has pushed many boundaries.

It has grossed more than 12bn rupees ($146.5m, £120m) globally, spent weeks in the top 10 on Netflix US and is now breaking box-office records in Japan. It has been included in several prestigious lists of best films of 2022, including that of the British Film Institute and National Board of Review in the US.

Last week, Naatu Naatu, a catchy, exuberant musical number from the film, won a Golden Globe award for best original song. This week, both the song and the movie won big at the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James included it in their top 20 films of 2022.

Rajamouli's joy and surprise at the movie's global reception is evident in his many interviews.

"When we started getting appreciation from the West, we thought, 'These guys must be friends of the Indians who went to watch the film'," he joked recently on the US talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers.

When RRR first released in the US, it wasn't different from other mainstream Indian films, says New York-based critic Siddhant Adlakha, a member of The New York Film Critics Circle which chose Rajamouli as best director in December.

"On opening weekend, the audience was mostly Indian," Adlakha says. "But a few weeks in, the demographics had totally shifted."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RRR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RRR</a> screened in Hollywood tonight. Multiple standing ovations, loud cheers throughout, good chunk of the audience got up to dance in the middle of the movie, and of course thunderous applause + more dancing over credits. A party. The cast was so overwhelmed by the reaction. <a href="https://t.co/Ne5o8dmTth">pic.twitter.com/Ne5o8dmTth</a></p>— Johanna Fuentes (@jfuentes) <a href="https://twitter.com/jfuentes/status/1612729349329018882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

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From the video above - seems to have been well received

 

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RRR had a bigger chance to win: SS Rajamouli on film losing out on Oscar entry

Ahead of his Best Foreign Film and Best Song win for Naatu Naatu at the 28th edition of the Critics Choice Awards, Rajamouli spoke to the international publication The Hollywood Reporter about RRR’s dream run at the global award events so far. The latter bagged the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director and a Best Original Song – Motion Picture Golden Globe for Naatu Naatu.

However, Rajamouli expressed his disappointment about RRR not being selected as India’s official Oscar entry this year.

When asked if he feels frustrated, Rajamouli said, “Yeah, it is disappointing. But we are not the kind of people who would sit and brood about why it didn’t happen. What has happened has happened and we should go forward with it. But I am happy because it (Chhello Show) is also an Indian film and it has also been shortlisted for the Oscars. I’m quite happy about it. Of course, everyone knew RRR had a much bigger chance. Here (in the US) everyone felt RRR had a bigger chance.”

Rajamouli was also asked about the 2013 film The Lunchbox, which wasn’t submitted for the International Feature Film category at the Oscars either, despite many speculating that it was the sure-shot winner that year. The director said, “I don’t know the committee (FFI – which selects India’s Oscar entry) or the guidelines of the committee. I don’t know how they do the stuff. I don’t know that and I can’t comment on it. What I really feel bad about for is The Lunchbox. For me, I don’t make films for critical acclaim. I make films for money and I make films for the audiences. RRR is a commercial film, and once my film commercially does well, I’m very happy with it. And awards are an extension to it.”

He continued, “It is for the hard work that my unit put in and I’m happy for that. But for The Lunchbox, it is different. It is different and it would have been a great achievement for India. And it is not just for The Lunchbox – but for many filmmakers and many films that would find encouragement to tell their stories to the world. So that’s a huge opportunity lost. I feel very bad for that.” When asked if he thought RRR’s many wins will make the committee rethink its selection process, Rajamouli replied, “Hopefully”.

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OscaRRRs 2023: Naatu Naatu Nominated For Best Original Song

The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards have been announced and, no surprises, RRR has been nominated for an Oscar - Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu which also won the Golden Globe in the same category.

RRR joins a select group of Indian films to have gone to the Oscars - Mother India, Salaam Bombay and Lagaan were nominated for Best International Feature Film. Were he to add an Oscar to his Golden Globe, Naatu Naatu composer MM Keeravaani will be part of a group of Indian Oscar winners that includes Bhanu Athaiya who won Best Costume Design for Gandhi, and AR Rahman, Gulzar and sound engineer Resul Pookutty who won Oscars for their work in Slumdog Millionaire, a British-made film set in India.

The nominations for the Oscars were announced by actors Riz Ahmed and Alison Williams. The 95th Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on March 12. Chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will host for the third time.

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lol how is this possible

 

[Champ_Pal]

Its an average song. I don't understand the hype. There are tons of beautiful melodies that go unnoticed. The same goes for Jai Ho Song from Slumdog. Very average songs.

 

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Naatu Naatu: Will this song make Oscars history?

The central song-and-dance number from the Indian film RRR became an internet sensation, and is strongly tipped to win the Oscar for best original song. Charukesi Ramadurai explains why.
"Not salsa, not flamenco, my brother. Do you know naatu?," asks a handsome, bearded Indian of a befuddled-looking Englishman. Without waiting for a response, and accompanied by his friend, he breaks into a song and dance that is one of the most high-octane, foot-stomping numbers to grace a cinema screen.

Using only their wide smiles and elastic suspenders as props, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan Teja) and Komaram Bheem (NT Rama Rao Jr) kick up a mini dust storm with their energetic and perfectly synchronised steps, their elegant European suits in sharp contrast to their vigorous moves. The villainous Englishman – we know him only as Jake – calls their performance "disgusting" and "filthy" before joining in a dancing competition, only to drop to the ground with exhaustion. Raju and Bheem, meanwhile, dance on and on, in triumph. The song is the very catchy Naatu Naatu – the viral sensation from 2022 Telugu blockbuster RRR – short for Rise Roar Revolt.

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Oscars 2023: RRR's Naatu Naatu wins best original song

The song Naatu Naatu from the hit Telugu-language film RRR has made history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.

The blockbuster track won Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, beating heavyweights like Lady Gaga and Rihanna.

Its catchy tempo and choreography has captivated audiences around the world.

India won a second Oscar for The Elephant Whisperers which won in the Best Documentary Short film category.

The documentary, which tells the story of a couple who care for an injured baby elephant after it gets separated from its herd, is the first Indian production to bag a win in the category.

Shot in the picturesque Nilgiri mountains in southern India, The Elephant Whisperers explores the warm bond that develops between the human and animal as they begin to coexist.

However, India's big win remained Naatu Naatu, a thumping song that has got thousands grooving to its beats.

The song already made history in January when it won a Golden Globe for the best original song - a first for India. The same month, it also won the Critics' Choice award for the best song.

While accepting the Oscar, composer MM Keeravani said the song was "the pride of every Indian".

He said that he had grown up listening to songs by The Carpenters - an American music duo - and sang the rest of his speech in the tune of their hit song Top Of The World.

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[IndoorCricket]

Not gonna lie. Being a Telugu person myself. Super pumped. Kiravani is legend.

 

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Not gonna lie. Being a Telugu person myself. Super pumped. Kiravani is legend.

Same here. Being a telugu guy its a bit extra special.

But amongst this lets not forget that Indian short documentary film 'Elephant Whisperers' too won an oscar so that make its 2 Oscars for India.

 

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Indians have been celebrating their historic double win at the Oscars as the moment their country found the global recognition it has craved for years.

The rollicking song Naatu Naatu from the film RRR won best original song – it was also performed live at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night – and the Elephant Whisperers won best documentary short film.

The euphoria across social media and in public stems from the fact that India has traditionally not fared well at the Academy Awards, despite numerous nominations over the years. No Indian film has ever won a best film Oscar. Naatu Naatu is the first song from an Indian film to win an Oscar.

“It’s just the beginning of everything,” composer M.M. Keeravani said backstage at the ceremony. “For the world, particularly the western world, folks are more on India and Asian music. It’s just long due. I feel very happy to open doors and the world to embrace my culture.”

Indian film and music lovers expressed their jubilation on social media, while political leaders from across the spectrum tweeted their pride.

Prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “Exceptional! The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come … India is elated and proud.”

Opposition Congress Party president Mallikarjan Kharge tweeted: “We join millions of Indians in rejoicing at the great news … Thank you for bringing so much joy and happiness to India’.

The Elephant Whisperers is a tender portrait of a poor couple in Tamil Nadu and their strong bond with a baby elephant called Raghu. Made by two women, Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, the documentary shows the mutual understanding between the couple and the orphaned calf in their care.

In an Instagram post, Gonsalves said: “Tonight is historic as this is the first ever Oscar for an Indian production.”

The performance of Naatu Naatu is only the second time an Indian song has been performed at the Oscars. The first time was the song Jai Ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire in 2009.

Naatu Naatu is the centrepiece of RRR, the hit epic action drama directed by south Indian director SS Rajamouli.

RRR, short for Rise, Roar, Revolt, is a story of two Indian men who forge a friendship in the 1920s to fight British rule, in particular, a ‘villainous’ governor and his equally nasty wife.

The film instantly became a massive hit after its release last year. Made on a budget of US$72m, it is the most expensive Indian film to date.

The foot tapping Naatu Naatu was filmed at Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksiy in Kyiv a few months before the Russian invasion.

The song’s awards momentum has been building up for months. In January, it won the best original song award at the Golden Globes.

Film critic L Ravichander told India’s NDTV news channel that the song’s success was propelled by the film-makers’ ‘faith in themselves’.

“They were so confident that they went to Hollywood as equals and had the self-belief to enter into the lobbying that has to be done in Hollywood,” he said.

Indians noted that RRR was not, as many people abroad might assume, a Bollywood film but a south Indian film in the Telugu language. Film critics said they hoped that regional Indian cinema would start being recognised instead of the film industry being synonymous with Bollywood.

Naatu Naatu has been viewed 125m times on YouTube and Indians are hoping its success may give them a ‘Gangnam Style’ moment in popular culture.

Film analyst Komal Nahta called the song ‘phenomenal’ and said it richly deserved the Oscar. “After Jai Ho, this is a song that’s transcended international boundaries to become hugely popular,” he said.

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