Composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose created history when they bagged the prestigious Golden Globe Award for SS Rajamouli’s RRR and an Oscar 2023 nomination for Naatu Naatu. On Republic Day, 26 January, Telangana government Tamilisai Soundararajan honored both of them for their achievement.
Keeravani, Chandrabose honored by Telangana Governor
On 24 January, Naatu Naatu from RRR was nominated in the Best Original Song category at the Oscars 2023. A day later, MM Keeravani was awarded the Padma Shri. Now, MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose have been felicitated by the Telangana government for bringing laurels to the state.
Taking to Twitter, Keeravani left a gratitude note which read, “Very honored by the Civilian Award from Government of India. Respect to my parents and all my gurus from Kavitapu Seetana garu to Kuppala Bulliswami Naidu garu on this occasion. ” This news comes a day after ‘RRR’ was included in the official 95th Oscar nominations. The song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the film has officially entered the Oscar race in the ‘Best Original Song’ category.
Earlier, ‘Naatu Naatu’ received the Golden Globe for ‘Best Original Song’ category. The song also won a Critics’ Choice Award in the same category. The film also won the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Keeravani, the composer of the upbeat music of RRR, also performed under the name MM Cream in the Hindi film industry, mainly from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Unlike the first tempo ‘Naatu Naatu’, Keeravani gifted the listeners of Hindi film music with some soulful tune, ‘Tum Mile Dil Khile’ from Criminal (1995).
‘Gali Mein Aaj Chand Nikla’ in Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Zakhm’ (1998), ‘Sur’ (2002) and ‘Jism’ (2003), as well as Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi’ (1996) and ‘Saaya’ ‘ (2003) to O Saathiya’ to name a few. ‘RRR’ lyricist Chandrabose expressed his happiness and gratitude as his music piece ‘Naatu Naatu’ received an Oscar nomination in the ‘Best Original Song’ category.
Speaking to ANI, Chandrabose expressed his happiness and said, “I will not let success go to my head. Feels great and proud to see the cast list of RRR in the Oscar list.” Highlighting the exposure that the Telugu industry as well as Indian cinema is getting, Chandrabose said, “Telugu songs and Indian cinema pieces are reaching audiences globally. It was an effort.” Today, I am really on cloud nine. We all are very excited and are eagerly waiting for the Oscars to be held in March. “Getting recognized globally is definitely a big thing. This honor brings a lot of love from across the country and around the world,” he added.
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