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In 2023, 'Naatu Naatu' song from SS Rajamouli's film 'RRR' scripted history at Oscars 2023 by winning Best Original Song. Before winning the Oscars, the song bagged awards on the global stage. In January, 'Naatu Naatu' won the Golden Globes in the 'Best Original Song' category.Five days later, 'RRR' bagged two more awards at the 28th edition of the Critics Choice Awards. One is for the best song and another is for the 'Best Foreign Language Film'.The song was also released in Hindi as 'Naacho Naacho', in Tamil as 'Naattu Koothu', in Kannada as 'Halli Naatu' and in Malayalam as 'Karinthol'. Its Hindi version was sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Vishal Mishra.Documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers', directed by debutante Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, also became the maiden Indian production to win the Oscar in the documentary short film category.

Ajay Devgn on Tuesday extended heartfelt birthday wishes to 'RRR' director SS Rajamouli.Taking to Instagram, Ajay shared a picture with Rajamouli on his stories which he captioned, "Happy Birthday, Rajamouli Sir! Keep creating masterpieces that touch hearts worldwide."Ajay was seen in a guest appearance role in Rajamouli's directorial 'RRR' which received massive responses from the fans.'RRR' starred Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead roles.The film's power-packed song 'Naatu Naatu' won the Oscar for 'Original Song' beating heavyweight contenders like Rihanna and Lady Gaga.Before entering the Oscars, the song bagged awards on the global stage. In January, 'Naatu Naatu' won the Golden Globes in the 'Best Original Song' category. Five days later, 'RRR' bagged two more awards at the 28th edition of the Critics Choice Awards. One is for the best song and another is for the 'best foreign language film'. Helmed by SS Rajamouli, 'RRR' is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. The film collected over Rs 1200 crore worldwide. Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn played essential characters in the movie.Meanwhile, on the work front, Ajay will be next seen in an upcoming untitled supernatural thriller film alongside R Madhavan which is all set to hit the theatres on March 8, 2024.Apart from that, he also has Rohit Shetty's 'Sigham Again', director Neeraj Pandey's 'Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha'.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by SS Rajamouli (@ssrajamouli)Directed by National Award-winning Director Nitin Kakkar, the project is set to be a tribute to the birth and meteoric rise of Indian cinema.MADE IN INDIA promises to be an epic journey, unravelling the captivating story of the birth and rise of Indian cinema. This ambitious project is set to captivate audiences with its compelling narrative and visually stunning storytelling.The film is being produced by Varun Gupta and SS Karthikeya under Max Studios and Showing Business production banners respectively.Further deets about the project are still awaited.Nitin has previously helmed films such as 'Mitron', 'Notebook', 'Jawaani Jaaneman', and 'Ram Singh Charlie'.

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S S Rajamouli pens a heartfelt note for his ' PEDDANNA.' M M Keeravani, the composer of oscar-nominated 'Naatu Naatu', who will receive the Padma Shri -- the fourth highest civilian honour in India this year.Taking to his social media handle, Rajamouli wrote, " Like many of your fans feel, this recognition indeed was long overdue. But, as you say the universe has a strange way of rewarding one's efforts. If I can talk back to universe, I would say Konchem gap ivvamma. okati poorthigaa enjoy chesaaka inkoti ivvu. MY PEDDANNA.MM KEERAVAANI. RECIPIENT OF PADMA SHRI AWARD. PROUD!!!"instagraminstagramBoth Rajamouli and Keeravani have made India proud on the global podium as the song 'Naatu Naatu' from the former's directorial 'RRR' has won prestigious recognitions one after another.The song finally entered the race for the 95th Academy awards in the Best Original Song Category.Earlier, 'Naatu Naatu' bagged the Golden Globes for the category 'Best original Song'. The song also won the Critics Choice Award in the same category. The film 'RRR' also bagged the 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Critics Choice Award.After the announcement of the Padma Awards, Keeravaani dropped a gratitude note on Twitter, which read, "Much honoured by the civilian award from the Govt of India. Respect for my parents and all of my mentors from Kavitapu Seethanna garu to Kuppala Bulliswamy Naidu garu on this occasion."

#NaatuNaatu#RRRMovie rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) January 24, 2023The film's song 'Naatu Naatu' has officially entered the Oscars race in the 'Best Original Song' category."The main reason is Tarak 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...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 in our minds and pushed us forward," the post further reads."A big hug to you all the crazy fans..It was only possible because of the tireless and relentless efforts of Karthikeya. Proud of you Karth..My brothers at Walls & Trends worked 24x7 giving shoutouts and made sure that everyone heard about the film and the song. Thank you, Pradeep, Harsha and Chaitanya. Efficiently handled by Accolade, Variance, Potentate, Divergent and Cinetic ... Thank you... One more step to go...- S. S. RAJAMOULI," he concluded.After a great winning streak at Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, the film has officially entered the race for the Academy Awards.Earlier, 'Naatu Naatu' bagged the Golden Globes for the category 'Best original Song'. The song also won the Critics Choice Award in the same category.The film also bagged the 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Critics Choice Award. If 'RRR' wins the Oscars, it will be the most memorable, remarkable, golden moment for the Indian film industry.The film is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. The film collected over Rs 1,200 crore worldwide. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran also starred in the film.This lyrical composition of 'Naatu Naatu' by MM Keeravani, high energy rendition by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, unique choreography by Prem Rakshith, and lyrics by Chandrabose are all the elements that make this 'RRR' mass anthem a perfect dance craze.

To mark this occasion actor Ram Charan, took to his Twitter account and shared his reaction."What brilliant news! Truly an honour to see "Naatu Naatu" nominated for the Oscars. Another very proud moment for us & India. Well deserved @MMKeeravaani Garu, @SSRajamouli Garu, my brother @tarak9999and the entire team of #RRR All love," he wrote.What brilliant news! Truly an honour to see Naatu Naatu nominated for the Oscars. Another very proud moment for us & India.Well deserved @MMKeeravaani Garu, @SSRajamouli Garu, my brother @tarak9999 and the entire team of #RRRAll love [?] Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) January 24, 2023After a great winning streak at Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, the film has officially entered the race for the Academy Awards.Earlier, 'Naatu Naatu' bagged the Golden Globes for the category 'Best original Song'. The song also won the Critics Choice Award in the same category.The film also bagged the 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Critics Choice Award. If 'RRR' wins the Oscars, it will be the most memorable, remarkable, golden moment for the Indian film industry.Talking about India's performance at the Academy Awards so far, the first Oscars that was one by an Indian artist was for costume designing. Bhanu Athaiya bagged the Oscars in 1983 for designing the costumes in the 1982 historical film 'Gandhi'. In 2009, British film set in India 'Slumdog Millionaire' bagged 4 Oscars.The film is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. The film collected over Rs 1,200 crore worldwide. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran also starred in the film.This lyrical composition of 'Naatu Naatu' by MM Keeravani, high energy rendition by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, unique choreography by Prem Rakshith, and lyrics by Chandrabose are all the elements that make this 'RRR' mass anthem a perfect dance craze.

Sharing the video the team wrote, "RRR won the BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM award at the #CritcsChoiceawards Here's @ssrajamouli acceptance speech!! MERA BHARATH MAHAAN #RRRMovie."RRR won the BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM award at the #CritcsChoiceawardsHeres @ssrajamouli acceptance speech!! MERA BHARATH MAHAAN #RRRMovie RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) January 16, 2023While accepting the honour, Rajamouli said in the video, "To all the women in my life, my mother Rajnandani, she thought school education was overrated and she encouraged me to read comics and story books and she encouraged my creativity. My sister-in-law Sreevalli, who became like a mother to me, she always encourages me to be the best version of myself."The 'Baahubali' director also talked about his wife and his daughters at the award ceremony."My wife Rama, she is a costume designer of my films but more than that she is the designer of my life. If she is not there, I am not here today. To my daughters, they don't do anything, just there smile is enough to light my life up," he said.Before signing out, the director said, "Finally to my motherland, India, Bharat, Mera Bharat Mahan. Jai Hind. Thank you."'RRR' bagged the Critics' choice award in the Best Foreign Film and the Best Song category.RRR is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. The film collected over Rs 1,200 crore worldwide. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran also starred in the film.

Taking to Instagram, the 'Baahubali' director captioned the post, "The great James Cameron watched RRR.. He liked it so much that he recommended to his wife Suzy and watched it again with her. Sir I still cannot believe you spent a whole 10 minutes with us analyzing our movie. As you said I AM ON TOP OF THE WORLD... Thank you both."View this post on InstagramA post shared by SS Rajamouli (@ssrajamouli)'RRR' starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan bagged the Critics Choice Award for Best Song for its track 'Naatu Naatu'. It also picked up the Critics choice award for Best Foreign language film in a ceremony held in Los Angeles.Team 'RRR' took to their official Twitter account and reacted to a message which stated that an American journalist said that the Avatar director "admires" the film. "James Cameron admires RRR... LOVE YOUU SIRRR @JimCameron...," they wrote.James Cameron admires RRR LOVE YOUU SIRRR @JimCameron [?][?][?] #RRRMovie RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) January 16, 2023Soon after Rajamouli shared the post, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons and shared congratulatory messages for the entire 'RRR' team."No1 director of india with No1 director of World," a fan commented.Another fan wrote, "Two Genuine Directors James Cameron with SS Rajamouli.""Proud moment for all indians. Thank you SSR sir for bringing this glory to India and indians. I have so much and admiration respect for you. God bless you and your whole family. Congrats," another fan wrote.James Cameron is best known for his films like 'Avatar', 'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Titanic', and 'The Terminator'.Keeravani's track Naatu Naatu also received the best music core award at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) recently.The official Instagram page of RRR has shared the update.RRR is a fictional story based on the lives of two Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan and Jr NTR played lead roles, respectively. The film collected over Rs 1,200 crore worldwide. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran also starred in the film.

Andhra Pradesh GovernorBiswabhusan Harichandan on Wednesday congratulated the 'RRR' team and especially music director MM Keeravani, singer Sipligunj and director S.S. Rajamouli, for winning the prestigious Golden Globe Award for the Best Original Song.Governor Harichandan said that the award presented for the song 'Natu Natu' in the 'RRR' movie at 80th Golden Globe Awards function held in Los Angeles on Wednesday, has made the people of the State proud and elevated the status of Telugu movies and music on the world stage.He wished that the team wins many more such awards in the future'Naatu Naatu' won the award for Best Original Score at the 80th Golden Globe Awards.'Naatu Naatu' a dance number featuring stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan was pitted against Taylor Swift's 'Carolina' from Where the Crawdads Sing, 'Ciao Papa' from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Lady Gaga's 'Hold My Hand' from Top Gun: Maverick, and 'Lift Me U' from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, performed by Rihanna.'Naatu Naatu' was shot in Ukraine over a period of 20 days. It took 43 retakes before the final cut of the song was approved.This lyrical composition of 'Naatu Naatu' by MM Keeravani, high energy rendition by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, unique choreography by Prem Rakshith, and lyrics by Chandrabose are all the elements that make this 'RRR' mass anthem a perfect dance craze.The song was also released in Hindi as 'Naacho Naacho', in Tamil as 'Naattu Koothu', in Kannada as 'Halli Naatu' and in Malayalam as 'Karinthol'. Its Hindi version was sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Vishal Mishra.Meanwhile, RRR's director SS Rajamouli and the film's lead stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan marked their presence at the 2023 Golden Globes ceremony along with 'Naatu Naatu' composer MM Keeravaani.