SS Rajamouli’s RRR has clinched another historical milestone. The film’s song Naatu Naatu has been shortlisted for Oscars 2023 nominations. The Academy Awards took to Twitter to share the nominees for the Best Original Song and Naatu Naatu has made the cut.
Besides Naatu Naatu, other songs in the running for the award are Applause from Tell It Like a Woman, Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and This is a Life from Everything Everywhere All At Once.
This year's Original Song nominees are music to our ears. #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/peKQmFD9Uh
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 24, 2023
The individual nominees for the song Naatu Naatu are Kala Bhairava, MM Keeravani and Rahul Sipligunj. Previously, AR Rahman and Gulzar won in the Best Original Song category for Slumdog Millionaire’s Jai Ho. Naatu Naatu also won Best Original Song at the recently concluded Golden Globe Awards.
WE CREATED HISTORY!!
Proud and privileged to share that #NaatuNaatu has been nominated for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. #Oscars #RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/qzWBiotjSe
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) January 24, 2023
RRR stars Ram Charan, jr.NTR, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Olivia Morris, Ray Stevenson and Alison Doody among others.
(Source: Twitter)