Golden Globes 2023: ‘RRR’ wins Best Original Song for ‘Naatu Naatu’
The Hindu
The film is directed by SS Rajamouli, and stars the likes of Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn among others
SS Rajamouli’s RRR has created history becoming the first Indian film to win a Golden Globe.
RRR won for Best Original song at the ongoing ceremony for “Naatu Naatu,” with music by M.M. Keeravani.
The original song nominees were “Carolina,” from “Where the Crawdads Sing,” music by Taylor Swift; “Ciao Papa,” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” music by Alexandre Desplat; “Hold My Hand,” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” music by Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice” and “Lift Me Up,” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson.
Drawing inspiration from the lives of freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, RRR narrates a fictional tale set in the 1920s. The film boasts an ensemble cast, starring the likes of Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Samuthirakani, Alison Doody, and Ray Stevenson.
RRR is also nominated for Best Picture non-English language category.
Mysuru had a special place in the heart and mind of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who passed away in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday after an illustrious political career. The visionary leader not only spent a considerable duration of his student days in Mysuru, but also studied at Maharaja’s College in the city and received his BA degree from the University of Mysore in the 1950s.