Naatu Naatu nominated for Oscars 2023; Proud moment for Rajamouli & RRR team

Oscars 2023 nominations were announced on 24 January live from Beverly Hills, California. The 95th Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on 12 March.

By Bhavana
Published on : 24 Jan 2023 8:04 PM IST

Naatu Naatu nominated for Oscars 2023; Proud moment for Rajamouli & RRR team

Hyderabad: ā€œNaatu Naatu,ā€ the most popular song from Rajamouli’s ā€˜RRR,’ has been nominated for Oscars 2023 under the ā€œOriginal Songā€ category and it is a proud moment for all of us. After winning the Golden Globe and the Critic’s Choice Award, this is the third big-ticket nomination for ā€œNaatu Naatuā€ this year.

The song emerged victorious against formidable contenders like Taylor Swift’s hit track ā€œCarolinaā€ from the film ā€˜Where The Crawdads Sing’, ā€œCiao Papaā€ from Guillermo del Toro’s ā€˜Pinocchio,’ Lady Gaga’s ā€œHold My Handā€ from ā€˜Top Gun: Maverick,’ and Rihanna’s ā€œLift Me Upā€ from ā€˜Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.

ā€˜RRR’ joins the league of Indian films that have gone to the Oscars, including ā€˜Mother India,’ ā€˜Salaam Bombay,’ ā€˜Slumdog Millionaire,’ and ā€˜Lagaan’ which were nominated in various categories.

ā€œWE CREATED HISTORY!! Proud and privileged to share that #NaatuNaatu has been nominated for Best Original song at the 95th Academy Awards,ā€ tweeted the official website of the movie.

Oscars 2023 nominations were announced on 24 January live from Beverly Hills, California. The 95th Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on 12 March.

It is indeed a proud moment for Indian cinema. 2023 is going to be one of the best years of Rajamouli’s life. Telugu cinema has made movies that have erased the borders between all ā€œwoodsā€ and proved that Indian cinema can go places. He has also made Telugu cinema proud.

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