
RRR At The Oscars: What The Film's Twitter Posted After Naatu Naatu's Win
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Oscars: The official account of RRR shared an image of its name as the winner alongside a list of fellow nominees and a still of actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR from the song
SS Rajamouli's RRR has reaffirmed its domination worldwide by winning India an Oscar at the prestigious award ceremony's 95th edition. The film's viral track Naatu Naatu won the award in the Best Original Song category, earning composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist Chandrabose their first Oscars. Following the win, the team of RRR shared a gratitude note on Twitter. The official account of RRR shared an image of its name as the winner alongside a list of fellow nominees and a still of actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR from the song. The tweet read, “We are 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.” Naatu Naatu beat a list of hugely popular numbers such as Lady Gaga's Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, Rihanna's Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All At Once, and Applause from Tell It Like A Woman to win the honour. 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!???????? pic.twitter.com/9g5izBCUks Best Original Song goes to 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' #Oscars#Oscars95pic.twitter.com/ptah2GWLJH
Here's a video of the winning moment, shared by the official page of the Academy Awards. The caption read: “Best Original Song goes to Naatu Naatu from RRR #Oscars #Oscars95.” In his speech, MM Keeravaani said, ''Thank you, Academy. I grew up listening to carpenters and now here I am with the Oscars.” Singing along to the tune of On Top Of The World, he said, “There was only one wish in my mind so was SS Rajamouli and my family. RRR has to win every pride of India and must put me on the top of the world. Thank you Karthikeya and thank you all!''
