Naatu Naatu Becomes First Fully Indian Song to Win Best Original Song at 95th Academy Awards

MM Keervani and Chandrabose’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ has made history by becoming the first fully Indian song to win the ‘Best Original Song’ at the 95th Academy Awards. The song is from the film ‘RRR’ and is sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava.

At the 95th Academy Awards hosted on March 12, an Indian song made history by becoming the first fully Indian song in a Telugu production to win an Academy Award in the ‘Best Original Song’ category. The song in question is MM Keervani and Chandrabose’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the film ‘RRR.’ Composed by MM Keervani and lyrics written by Chandrabose, the song was sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. This win made it the first fully Indian (Telugu) and Asian song to win the award.

'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' wins the Oscar for Best Original Song! #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/tLDCh6zwmn

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023

A.R. Rahman previously won the award under the same category for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ as well as the ‘Best Original Score’ award.

Naatu Naatu previously won the Golden Globe Award in the same category, making it a frontrunner for the Oscars.

RRR is a Telugu film that has been directed by S. S. Rajamouli and stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, and Ajay Devgn.

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