Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated team RRR after ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. The PM also lauded the team of The Elephant Whisperers after it won Oscar for Best Documentary Short category.
Composed by MM Keeravani, with lyrics by Chandrabose and vocals by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, the song became massively popular soon after its release in March 2022. ‘RRR’ song ‘Naatu Naatu’ won the 2023 Oscar for Best Original Song. Other candidates in the category were: Applause (Tell It Like a Woman), Hold My Hand (Top Gun Maverick), Lift Me Up (Black Pather Wakanda Forever) and This is Life (Everything Everywhere All at once). ‘
PM Modi tweeted, “Exceptional! The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come. Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani , @boselyricist and the entire team for this prestigious honour. India is elated and proud.”
PM Modi tweeted, “Congratulations to @EarthSpectrum , @guneetm and the entire team of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ for this honour. Their work wonderfully highlights the importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature.”
RRR, The Elephant Whisperers win big
Naatu Naatu is composed by M M Keeravan and sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. Helmed by SS Rajamouli, ‘RRR’ has become a global phenomenon and is unstoppable. RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR is apparently a global hit.
The official Twitter handle of RRR shred a tweet following the win, “We’re blessed that #RRRMovie is the first feature film to bring INDIA’s first ever #Oscar in the Best Song Category with #NaatuNaatu! No words can describe this surreal moment. Dedicating this to all our amazing fans across the world. THANK YOU!! JAI HIND!”
The Elephant Whisperers left behind movies like Haulout, How Do You Measure a Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect and Stranger At The Gate to become the Best Documentary Short. Director Gonzalves dedicated the award to ‘my motherland, India’. It is the first Indian film to win an Oscar in this category and the third to be nominated after The House That Ananda Built and An Encounter With Faces which competed for Best Documentary Short in 1969 and 1979 respectively.
