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Director SS Rajamouli’s RRR made history on Monday morning as it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Composed by MM Keeravani and sung by Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, “Naatu Naatu” became the first song from an Indian film to win the honour. In his speech, Keeravani sang an ode to Rajamouli and India.
Visuals of Rajamouli and RRR’s team reacting to the victory have been shared online. “No words can describe this surreal moment,” posted the film’s official Twitter account. A video shows Rajamouli jumping to his feet as RRR’s name was announced as the winner by presenters Janelle Monae and Kate Hudson. On Instagram, RRR cast member Alia Bhatt celebrated the victory, while fellow cast member Ajay Devgn congratulated the teams of both RRR and Best Documentary Short winner The Elephant Whisperers on Twitter.
Watch Rajamouli’s reaction here:
“Naatu Naatu” was performed at the ceremony by Bhairava and Sipligunj. The performance was accompanied by dancers, and was introduced by Deepika Padukone. The song was a hot favourite to win, after it picked up honours at several precursor awards. In fact, RRR was also considered a contender for Best Picture, but failed to ultimately make the cut. It was also shut out of the Best International Feature race, when the Film Federation of India chose Chhello Show as India’s representative instead.
A period action film set in pre-Independence India, RRR starred Ram Charan and Jr NTR as real-life freedom fighters in a fictional story. The film became a major box office hit in India, and then went on to acquire cult status in the US, after debuting on Netflix.
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