‘RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ Wins Best Original Song at Oscars : NPR

In a field full of heavy hitters – including Lady Gaga, Rihanna and perennial contestant Diane Warren – RRR‘Naatu Naatu’ won Best Original Song at Sunday’s Oscars, becoming the first-ever song from an Indian film to win the award.

Songwriters MM Keeravani and Chandrabose received the Oscar statuettes, but the success of “Naatu Naatu” had many authors, stars who danced it in RRR (NT Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan) to the singers who performed it (Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava) to the choreographer who helped make his video a viral sensation (Prem Rakshith). Unlike its fellow Best Original Song nominees, “Naatu Naatu” was central to the film it originated from; the song appears an hour later RRRsoundtrack to a fierce dance battle between the film’s main characters and a group of stifling British colonizers.

“Naatu Naatu” was widely considered the favorite in this year’s field of nominees, which included Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” (from Top Gun: Maverick), “Lift Me Up” by Rihanna (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), “Applause” by Sofia Carson (from say it like a woman) and “This Is a Life” by Son Lux, David Byrne and Mitski (from Everything everywhere all at once). “Applause” was written by Diane Warren, who missed out on an Oscar win for the 14th time without a win.

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