"I never dreamt of an Oscar even in my wildest dream" Rajamouli on 'Naatu Naatu' being nominated for Oscars 2023

HYDERABAD: Finally, the most awaited moment for the Tollywood audience is here. Director SS Rajamouli’s historical epic RRR has scored a nomination in the Best Original Song category at the upcoming 95th Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars. RRR makers had submitted the film in multiple categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Marking their struggle, the film got an entry to one nomination.

The nominations for the Oscars were unveiled yesterday, and India has a decent stake in this year’s Academy Awards, as our films got three nominations. While Naatu Naatu for Best Original Song is one, the other two are All That Breathes for Best Documentary Feature Film and The Elephant Whisperers for Best Documentary Short.

Unfortunately, the Gujarati film Chhello Show missed out on the Best International Film category nomination.

Coming back to RRR, in the Best Original Song category, RRR song “Naatu Naatu” is competing with “Applause” (Tell it Like a Woman), “Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick), “Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and “This is a Life” (Everything Everywhere All At Once).

The foot-tapping and highly energetic song Naatu Naatu was composed by Keeravani and was sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. The song has become a global hit today by bagging an Oscar nomination.

On this occasion, Rajamouli took to his social media account to share his response over the same. Rajamouli thanked everyone with who he worked on the movie and shared his happiness for his peddanna (MM Keeravani) getting an Oscar nomination.

"My pedanna got an Oscar nomination for his song in my film… I can't ask for more. I am currently doing Naatu Naatu more vigorously than Taarak and Charan. Chandrabose garu, congratulations. Oscar stage meedha mana paata, thank you. Prem master, your contribution to the song is invaluable; my personal Oscar goes to you. Bhairava's BGM is what inspired me to go ahead with Naatu Naatu after hesitating for a long time. Love you, Bhairi babu. Super energetic vocals by Rahul and Bhairava enhanced the song. The main reason is Taarak and Charan's sync and style. They danced their way into the hearts of audiences across the globe. Sorry for the torture, but I will not hesitate to do it again." wrote Rajamouli.

"I never dreamt of an Oscar, even in my wildest dream. It is the fans of Naatu Naatu and RRR who believed in it. They instilled the idea into our minds and pushed us forward. A big hug to you, all the crazy fans." Rajamouli wrote.