MM Keeravani poses with the award for Best Original Song for ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel | Photo credit: AP/Chris Pizzello
Music composer MM Keeravani from Hyderabad Accepting the award for Best Original Song directed by ss rajamouli telugu movie RRRWaking up to the 80th Golden Globe Awards was a moment of celebration. ‘Natu Natu’ and RRR Best Original Song and Best Picture were nominated in the non-English language categories. respectively. With this win, ‘Naatu Naatu’ has become the first Asian song to win the prestigious award. The film, starring NTR Jr, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn, had made a steady run in the USA over the past few months.
A day before the Golden Globes 2023, a special screening of RRR At the Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, the audience started dancing in the aisles to ‘Natu Natu’. Many Telugu film lovers are following the journey of RRR’s The overseas reception compared to the euphoric mood witnessed while watching the big masala entertainer in the theaters of RTC Cross Roads, Hyderabad.
At the high-profile awards night in Beverly Hills, Keeravani began his acceptance speech by thanking his wife Srivalli for her support. He then credited his brother and director SS Rajamouli for his vision and continued belief in his work. Keeravani’s music has been a constant for Rajamouli’s films since the director’s first feature film. student number 1 (2001). Keeravani makes it a point to mention the actors and technicians who made ‘Naatu Naatu’ a phenomenon – choreographer Prem Rakshit, lyricist Chandrabose, singers Rahul Sipalingunj and Kala Bhairav for their high energy renditions, NTR and Ram Charan for their To dance with full potential, music arrangement and music programmers S. Siddharth and Kaal Bhairav for Jeevan Babu.
Congratulating and thanking Rajamouli, he said, “Music truly knows no boundaries.” peddana (elder brother) to give him ‘natu natu’. “This one is special. I thank every fan around the world for shaking a leg and making the song popular since its release.
Both NTR and Ram Charan, who accompanied Rajamouli to the special screening RRR Over the past few days in America, everyone shared their excitement on the red carpet ahead of the awards. NTR said he was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response of the audience at the Chinese theater and Ram Charan said he was overwhelmed, grateful and filled with a sense of responsibility to do better.
Lakshmi Pranathi, NTR, SS Rajamouli, Rama Rajamouli, MM Srivalli, MM Keeravani, Upasana, Ram Charan, SS Karthikeya and Shobu Yarlagadda at Golden Globes 2023 | Photo credit: RRR Movie on Twitter
Minutes after the big win, NTR congratulated Keeravani, “I have danced on many songs throughout my career but ‘Naatu Naatu’ will always be close to my heart.” In their media interactions in the US, both the actors said that till now, Los Angeles was only a favorite holiday destination for them, but to be there RRR The screening and the awards made the visit special.
A proud actor Chiranjeevi spoke to the media on Wednesday morning, barely an hour after the announcement of the Golden Globe Awards in Hyderabad. RRR Team. “It is a good start to the day; It is a proud moment for the entire film industry,” he said while congratulating actors including Keeravani, Rajamouli, producer DVV Danayya, singers and his son Ram Charan.
To a question about breaking the notion that Hindi cinema is the national cinema of India and Telugu cinema is starting to take center stage internationally, Chiranjeevi noted that it is a gradual progress that has been made over the years by films like Shankar’s Has happened with the work of directors. Tamil cinema) and Rajamouli. He also referred to the unprecedented success of Kannada cinema. kgf Which brought Southern cinema to the national limelight. Telugu cinema had its heyday in the early days with directors like KV Reddy (who directed the iconic film). Mayabazar) and HM Reddy ( Bhakta Prahlad among many others). We are now witnessing another golden phase.”
Celebrities from the Indian film industry, cutting across languages, were quick to join the celebratory mood on social media. Academy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman congratulated Keeravani and described the win as incredible and a perfect turnaround. RRR Team. Maestro Ilaiyaraaja lauds Keeravani, Rajamouli and RRR team for their hard work and called it a well-deserved victory.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan shared that he woke up and danced to the victory of ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the Golden Globes. “Here’s to many more awards and making India so proud,” he added.
Actor Mahesh Babu said, “It is a dream come true to see the world rejoice for an Indian film.” Mahesh Babu in Rajamouli’s next film.
win for the golden globes RRR has further fueled the anticipation for the Academy Awards 2023, for which the nominations are expected to be announced on January 24.