Naatu Naatu

The infectious number from action blockbuster 'RRR' made it the first Indian film to be nominated in any category outside international film.

rerelease](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-07/rrr-s-s-rajamouli-oscars-beyond-fest). Jr NTR, and Charan](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-01-16/rrr-stars-ram-charan-ntr-jr), whose charismatic lead turns in the 1920s-set anticolonialist epic are highlighted in the breathless number that had audiences dancing in the aisles throughout the film’s international theatrical runs and [wildly popular U.S. Keeravani](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-11-17/rrr-joe-jonas-mitski-david-byrne-original-songs) and lyrics by Chandrabose, the infectious Telugu-language dance number from director [S.S. Rajamouli](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-11-18/rrr-ss-rajamouli-oscars)’s crossover action hit is the first song from an Indian film to be nominated, and win, in its category. production “Slumdog Millionaire.” But the vast majority of winners spanning the category’s nearly 90 years in existence have been English-language songs from Hollywood films. ‘RRR’ has to win, pride of every Indian, and must put me on the top of the world.” The hit song became a popular breakout number as “RRR” mania swept the globe last year, translated as “Naacho Naacho” in Hindi, “Naattu Koothu” in Tamil, “Halli Naatu” in Kannada and “Karinthol” in Malayalam. I grew up listening to the Carpenters, and now here I am with the Oscars,” Keeravani said in his acceptance speech, before breaking into song: “There was only one wish on my mind ... [Jai Ho](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-oscaroriginalsong23-2009feb23-story.html)” won the original song Oscar for Danny Boyle’s U.K. Filmed over two weeks at Ukraine’s presidential palace months before the Russian invasion, “Naatu Naatu” unfolds as freedom-fighting besties Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) and Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) unite in a fast-paced dance-off against bullying British rivals. [RRR](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-24/rrr-s-s-rajamouli-oscars-nominations-2023),” won the Oscar for original song, making history in the process. An elated Ram Charan, who starred in the film, couldn’t stop grinning in the moments following Keeravani and Chandrabose’s Oscar win for “Naatu Naatu.” Paired with watching the song’s high-energy performance onstage tonight, it’s all felt “like an out-of-body experience,” Charan said as the “RRR” crew spilled into the lobby, already planning their post-Oscars partying.

The song from Indian epic RRR is up against Lady Gaga and Rihanna at the 2023 Academy Awards. It's the first Telugu language song ever nominated at the ...

Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. As a note, "Naatu Naatu" doesn't mean "dance dance," it translates more to "raw, unpolished." Basically they're describing their dance as "Naatu." Follow her @emburack on [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/emburack)and Do you know naatu?" When the performance was announced, Sipligunj wrote on Instagram, "This is going to be [an] unforgettable moment in my life." Can you do any of these?" "Naatu Naatu" is the first song in the Telugu language nominated, as well as the first from an Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar. That’s why I created it very fast." These are my words, this is my style, look at me, this is who I am." The song, from It's also the first Telugu song to win the award.

Dance will be thrillingly represented at the 2023 Oscars ceremony in a tribute to “Naatu Naatu,” the smash hit nominated for best original song from the ...

Rajamouli](https://www.instagram.com/ssrajamouli/?hl=en)] it was so important that in the film, when two friends are aligned together, you really don’t need to look at each other, you know that you are one.” Rama Rao Jr.](https://www.instagram.com/jrntr/?hl=en) (Jr NTR), “Naatu Naatu” is the first Indian film song to be nominated for an Oscar. Performed by Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, “Naatu Naatu” is up against “Applause” (Tell It Like A Woman, performed by Sofia Carson), “Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick, performed by Lady Gaga), “Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, performed by Rihanna) and “This Is A life” (Everything Everywhere All At Once, performed by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski). “The steps as such were not hard, but what was harder is the sync,” Jr NTR told [Entertainment Tonight.](https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/rrrs-jr-ntr-calls-nailing-naatu-naatu-dance-torture-and-shares-dream-marvel-role) “Each person has a different style of dancing, but for [director [S. [Prem Rakshith](https://www.instagram.com/premrakshith_choreographer/?utm_source=ig_embed&hl=en). [Academy Awards](https://www.dancemagazine.com/tag/academy-awards/) ceremony in a tribute to “Naatu Naatu,” the international viral hit nominated for best original song from the Telugu-language film RRR.

Naatu Naatu” is not salsa and not flamenco, as they say in “RRR.” Instead, it's a bonkers song-and-dance number that helped turn the epic movie from India ...

(The “Slumdog Millionaire” jam “Jai Ho” won the award in 2009, but that movie was a British production.)\n\nIt was the only Oscar nod for “RRR,” a three-hour action film that became a phenomenon in theaters, on Netflix and on social media. They included Rihanna’s elegiac “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,” a “Top Gun: Maverick” theme that flew in from the 1980s on a fleet of electric guitars.\n\n“Naatu Naatu” is the first song from an Indian film to win the category or be nominated. “Naatu Naatu” is not salsa and not flamenco, as they say in “RRR.” Instead, it’s a bonkers song-and-dance number that helped turn the epic movie from India into an international hit and, now, an Oscar winner.\n\n“I grew up listening to the Carpenters, now here I am at the Oscars,” said composer M.M.

Naatu Naatu is one of the most memorable sequences from the Telegu-language action epic RRR with its catchy tune and accompanying dance by actors Ram Charan ...

The latter track was created by Mitski, David Byrne and Ryan Lott, who, along with his band Son Lux was also nominated for best original score. Keeravaani won best original song for his joyously energetic anthem Naatu Naatu from the film RRR. “It’s important so that more and more music and talented artists from my country can have a chance to get this kind of recognition so that the world embraces India music more than ever,” he said.

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 has created history to become the.

It is the second Indian song to win this prestigious award, after Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire won one in 2009 in the same category. Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR has won the Oscar in the Best Song category. Music director MM Keeravaani accepted the award with a Namaste.

A performance of 'Naatu Naatu' from the film 'RRR,' with more than 20 dancers, had a predictably galvanizing effect on the Academy Awards ceremony.

The “Naatu Naatu” performance took place about an hour and a half into the telecast, but viewers didn’t have to wait that long to get a taste of the dancing that captivated audiences in the U.S. “RRR” follows two patriotic but philosophically opposed men who team up to rescue a girl from British colonial officials in 1920s Delhi. A recent screening at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in L.A. There has been plenty of dancing among moviegoers to make up for any that the stars haven’t been doing lately. Keeravani, who scored the film as well as co-writing its many songs, and lyricist Chandrabose are the honorees for their work on the S.S. Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava recreated their vocals from the movie’s soundtrack, as a troupe of more than 20 dancers had their exuberant way with the choreography that became the year’s biggest movie-music meme.

The rollicking dance hit beat out two songs featuring American pop megastars.

Written by Diane Warren, the song, [“Applause,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAHorHpPqb4) would have been a major victory for the songwriter after 13 previous nominations in the same category and no wins. The nominated song from “Everything Everywhere” was “This Is a Life,” by the indie-rock band Son Lux, featuring Mitski and David Byrne. [“Tell It Like a Woman,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOREIAfmj_o) which features seven short stories with female protagonists, some of them fictional and some inspired by true events. The hymnlike ballad with a prominent string section was the pop star’s first Rahman’s tune for the British-made “Slumdog Millionaire” — but it is the first from an Indian production. It’s about everything that happened in our own country, in our own village; something you cherish for life.”

India has made movie history by scooping its first Oscar for the best original song, "Naatu Naatu."

A clip from the movie featuring Telugu superstars Charan and N. Rama Rao Jr., known as Jr NTR, dancing in perfect synchronization to the lyrics has more than 125 million views on Jai Hind,” they wrote, using a popular rallying cry which means “Victory to India.” Keeravani and featuring lyrics by Chandrabose – beat both Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” and Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Chandrabose simply added: “Namaste.” Dedicating this to all our amazing fans across the world.

A song from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Oscar for best song and is now the talk of India's music biz. But will it lift other musicians to — well ...

"A lot is lost," he says. "They would be occasionally annoyed" by his devotion to making music "but always are supportive," he says. In many cases, we're driven by passion and just looking to survive," he says. No one talks about the struggle musicians face, he says — the many years where you run after a dream in spite of financial, social and family pressures. Sometimes that's all the fuel a dreamer needs." And to promote his music, he would need to hire a production team—a video editor, a make-up artist, sound and lighting. Back in 2014, after the release of his first album, he was painting a house. "People like me don't usually dare to dream of a career in music," Kadhiravel says. "Poor musicians are forced to sell their original content to bigger companies for peanuts because they cannot afford these production costs," he says. "Wins like 'Naatu Naatu' put us on the world map, which is so fantastic," says Berty Ashley, a musician in Bengaluru, and co-founder of "It was incredibly exciting to see an Indian musical get worldwide recognition," he says. The song shot to viral global fame on TikTok and Instagram.

When Billy Mustapha took the stage Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards, he never expected the performance would end with a standing ovation.

Mustapha’s moves netted him a lead dance role in the Oscars performance. “Filming my audition tape in my cousin’s gym across the globe is a memory I will never forget.” He recalls knowing immediately that he wanted to try out for a coveted spot. I was choreographing dances with my friends and cousins from a young age but once I started a musical theatre class at Dance Spectrum, I quickly enrolled in every genre they offered.” “I will never forget the triumphant feeling of hearing the crowd roar and seeing them all rise,” Mustapha says. Article content

Calgary-born dancer Billy Mustapha said performing at the 95th Academy Awards was a moment he will never forget.

He’s eyeing as many roles in the entertainment industry as he can, including acting and touring with a musical artist. Rajamouli, Naatu Naatu begins when the two leads, played by Ram Charan and N.T. And he struggled internally with the decision made by the casting department. “I have two brothers, and we did hockey and soccer and kickboxing and wrestling and like all of the things. THANK YOU!!,” the Twitter account for RRR posted. Rama Rao Jr., flaunt their dance skills after being bullied as the only Indian people invited to a British party in colonial times. “No words can describe this surreal moment. Mustapha grew up in Calgary and started dancing at seven years old. “Pushing Jimmy Kimmel was a moment I will never forget,” Mustapha told Global News from Los Angeles. “It was insane. “The celebration after completing that dance (to Naatu Naatu): it was triumphant, just because that dance is like running a sprint that feels like a marathon,” he said, noting the unpredictability that comes with live performances. 10, another first for an Indian film.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Bollywood star Deepika Padukone was on hand at the Oscars on Sunday to introduce the performance of best original song nominee (and ...

While Padukone is best known for her Hindi-language films, she got her start in South Indian cinema — her first movie was the Kannada-language "Aishwarya." Already a global celebrity, the 37-year-old has had a major year outside of India. The “Naatu Naatu” performance featured playback singers Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj flanking a squadron of high-energy dancers.