RRR sequence part of Oscars 2024 tribute to stunt community, Naatu Naatu also makes appearance

Despite years of lobbying, the Academy Awards have yet to introduce a new category for stunts. Earlier this year, it announced plans to add its first new category in more than 20 years to recognise casting directors.

 

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Calling it “a sweet surprise”, the official X page of RRR on Monday expressed gratitude to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for including the film at this year’s awards. “Glad that @TheAcademy included #RRRMovie action sequences as part of their tribute to the world’s greatest stunt sequences in cinema,” the post read.

 

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The RRR action sequence, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, found a mention alongside footage of classics by Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to modern epics such as Titanic, Mission: Impossible, John Wick, The Matrix, and Black Panther.

The video clip of last year’s best original song winner “Naatu Naatu” from RRR also played out at the event as Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo took the stage to announce the new winner. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell earned their second Academy Award in the category for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.

“On the #Oscars stage again!! #RRRMovie,” stated the post on the film’s page referring to the hat-tip to “Naatu Naatu”.

“Naatu Naatu” was composed by MM Keeravaani and penned by K Chandrabose. Sung by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, the foot-tapping number became the first song from an Indian film production to win an Oscar.