Telugu movie trade is on cloud 9 after ace director S S Rajamouli’s blockbuster movie “RRR” struck gold on the 2023 Golden Globe Awards by successful within the class of finest unique track movement image for its hit monitor “Naatu Naatu”.
The film was additionally nominated for the Greatest Image (non-English) class on the ceremony. It’s the first Telugu movie to be nominated for the awards, in accordance with Tollywood sources.
The track – “Naatu Naatu” was composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani, who has additionally given music for a number of hit movies together with Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Baahubali.”
The track was rendered by Keeravani’s son Kala Bhairava and one other Hyderabadi people singer Rahul Sipligunj.
After receiving the award, Keeravani thanked his cousin Rajamouli for his “imaginative and prescient”. He stated it had been an age-old follow to say that this award truly belonged to another person. “So I used to be planning to not say these phrases once I get an award like this, however I’m sorry to say that I’m going to repeat the custom as a result of I imply my phrases,” he stated.
He devoted the award to Rajamouli. “I thank him for the fixed belief in my work and help,” Keeravani stated.
The veteran music composer additionally thanked the staff behind the monitor — choreographer Prem Rakshith, lyricist Chandrabose and singers Sipligunj and Bhairava. “And NT Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan for dancing with full stamina for the track,” he stated.
Sipligunj, who rendered the track together with Kalabhairava, stated it was an honour for a road singer like him to listen to his identify on a world discussion board. Lyricist Chandrabose, who penned the track, stated he would deal with this award as “boon from the god”. He thanked the staff RRR for giving him a possibility to write down the track.
Launched in March 2022, “RRR” is a fictional story of pre-Independence period, woven round two characters which resemble two revolutionaries of Telugu land: Kumaram Bheem of Adilabad of Telangana and Alluri Sitarama Raju of Visakhapatnam space of Andhra Pradesh.
The movie turned out to be a mega hit, grossing round ₹1,200 crore on the field workplace, in accordance with the Telugu movie trade folks within the know of the event.
Congratulations pour in
As quickly because the awards have been introduced, congratulations began pouring in from all quarters to the staff Rajamouli, particularly Keeravani, for the win.
Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi, whose son Ram Charan performed a key function within the movie and likewise featured within the dance sequence within the track, was the primary to tweet, expressing his finest needs to the staff. “What an exceptional, historic achievement!!! Golden Globes Greatest Unique Tune – Movement Image Award to @mmkeeravani garu!! Take a Bow! Heartiest Congratulations Staff @RRRMovie & @ssrajamouli !! India is pleased with you! #NaatuNaatu,” he tweeted.
He went on to say: “#NaatuNaatu is all concerning the celebration of Music & Dance. India & the World is dancing with you at the moment!! Kudos @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @boselyricist for the fabulous lyrics! @kalabhairava7 @Rahulsipligunj Danayya garu @DVVMovies.”
Oscar-award successful music director A R Rahman additionally prolonged congratulations to the Staff RRR. “Unbelievable… Paradigm shift Congrats Keeravani Garu from all Indians and your followers! Congrats @ssrajamouli Garu and the entire RRR staff.”
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy additionally congratulated RRR staff members, together with Keeravani and Rajamouli for making all of the Telugus proud and maintain the Telugu flag fluttering on the worldwide platform.
Former Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, Telugu Desam Get together president N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A Revanth Reddy have been amongst different politicians who congratulated the staff.
The that means behind ‘Naatu’
Telugu phrase “Naatu” actually interprets to “rugged” or “tough,” or “countryside,” an antonym to “polished” or “refined” or “urbanised.”
The track reveals how the 2 characters — performed by Jr NTR and Ram Charan, who’re from countryside — dance to a people quantity of their typical countryside type to counter a British officer who mocks them as “nation brutes” and “uncivilised.”
Narrating the story behind picturising this track, director Rajamouli, in an interview to a Telugu tv channel stated on the time of the discharge of “RRR,” that he wished to shoot a mass entertaining track on the 2 heroes, whereas projecting their cultural background in rural India, in sharp distinction to the British tradition.
“We wished it to be completely different from the opposite songs within the movie. It was truly shot in Ukraine’s capital Kiev in 2021 earlier than the eruption of conflict with Russia. The track was picturised on the premises of Mariinsky Palace, the official residence of Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky, adjoining to Parliament constructing,” Rajamouli stated, including that the authorities had given permission to the staff to shoot the track, as Zelensky was additionally an actor.