- Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR won the Golden Globe Award 2023 in the Best Original Song category.
- The song has been composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani.
- It has been penned by Kala Bhairavi and Rahul Sipligunj.
The Best Original Song Golden Globe Award 2023 went to Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR. Here are the reactions from Chiranjeevi, Alia Bhatt, and others! Currently taking place in Los Angeles is the 80th Golden Globe Awards. It is a proud occasion for India that SS Rajamouli’s movie RRR won Best Original Song at the 2023 Golden Globes for Naatu Naatu! The song was written by Kala Bhairavi and Rahul Sipligunj and was composed by MM Keeravaani, a seasoned music director. At the ceremony, MM Keeravani accepted the honor. Videos and images from the Golden Globes awards event have been posted on the RRR movie Twitter account. As the award for Naatu Naatu is given, a video captures the entire RRR crew rejoicing.
SS Rajamouli, Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan, who is joined by his wife Upasana Kamineni, are representing RRR at the Golden Globes.
One of the tweets by the RRR movie Twitter handle reads, “ INDIAAAAAAAA…. THIS IS THE BEST NEWS to WAKE UP TO!! #NaatuNaatu becomes the first ever Asian song to win a #GoldenGlobes. #RRRMovie.” AR Rahman, megastar Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Shankar Mahadevan, Ram Gopal Varma, and others congratulated team RRR for the historic win! Alia Bhatt also reacted to Naatu Naatu winning the Golden Globe Awards.
AR Rahman and Chiranjeevi congratulate the RRR team
Megastar Chiranjeevi tweeted, “What a Phenomenal, Historic Achievement !!!! Golden Globes Best Original Song – Motion Picture Award to @mmkeeravaani garu !! Take a Bow! Heartiest Congratulations Team @RRRMovie&@ssrajamouli !! India is proud of you! #NaatuNaatu.” Meanwhile, Nagarjuna Akkineni wrote, “Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani garu and his team on winning the #GoldenGlobes2023 for #NatuNatu song in #RRR on the way to the Oscars now.” AR Rahman called it a ‘paradigm shift’ as he congratulated the team of RRR. He wrote, “Incredible ..Paradigm shift Congrats Keeravani Garu from all Indians and your fans! Congrats@ssrajamouli Garu and the whole RRR team!”
Ram Gopal Varma also tweeted, “An outstanding achievement for my Kshana kohanim music director @mmkeeravaani.His RRR song won the golden globes for best song in competition with Rihanna, Lady gags, etc ..Hey Keeravani, WAY TO GO ..KEEP SOARING!” Meanwhile, music composer Shankar Mahadevan tweeted, “Heartiest congratulations to @mmkeeravaani and team @RRRMovie for the golden globe award for best original song Naatu Naatu! So proud of you sir !! @ssrajamouli”
What a Phenomenal, Historic Achievement !!!! 👏👏👏👏
Golden Globes Best Original Song – Motion Picture Award to @mmkeeravaani garu !! Take a Bow!🙏
Heartiest Congratulations Team @RRRMovie & @ssrajamouli !!
India is proud of you! 🎉🎉 #NaatuNaatu 🕺🕺 pic.twitter.com/gl7QjMkJtZ— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) January 11, 2023
Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani garu and his team on winning the #GoldenGlobes2023 for #NatuNatu song in #RRR 💐on the way to the oscars now👏👏👏💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥
— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) January 11, 2023
Incredible ..Paradigm shift🔥👍😊👌🏻 Congrats Keeravani Garu 💜from all Indians and your fans! Congrats @ssrajamouli Garu and the whole RRR team! https://t.co/4IoNe1FSLP
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) January 11, 2023
An outstanding achievement for my Kshana kshanam music director @mmkeeravaani ..His RRR song won the golden globes for best song in competition with Rihanna, Lady gags etc ..Hey keeravani, WAY TO GO ..KEEP SOARING! pic.twitter.com/BZL8buVz1j
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) January 11, 2023
Meanwhile, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur congratulated SS Rajamouli and the music team of RRR. He tweeted, “Congratulations @ssrajamouli and the music team of #RRR for winning best song at the #GoldenGlobes2023 for #natunatu.. you won against songs by Rihanna , Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. So be proud of what you have achieved …”
Congratulations @ssrajamouli and the music team of #RRR for winning best song at the #GoldenGlobes2023 for #natunatu .. you won against songs by Rihanna , Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. So be proud of what you have achieved …
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) January 11, 2023
Alia Bhatt reacts to RRR’s Naatu Naatu winning Best Original Song at Golden Globe Awards 2023
Alia Bhatt, who also starred in RRR, took to her Instagram stories to celebrate the big win of RRR song Naatu Naatu at the Golden Globes 2023. Sharing a video of the RRR team rejoicing as the award is announced, Alia Bhatt dropped several heart emojis and wrote, “Naatu Naatu RRR.”
Other nominees in Best Original Song category at Golden Globe Awards 2023
In addition to RRR’s Naatu Naatu, other candidates in the Best Original Song category included Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, Taylor Swift’s Carolina from Where The Crawdads Sing, Ciao Papa from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
RRR nominated for Best Non-English Language Film
RRR participated in two categories, and at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Non-English Language Film. The competition for SS Rajamouli’s movie was All Quiet on the Western Front from Germany, Argentina’s Argentina 1985, Close from Belgium, and Decision to Leave from South Korea. However, Argentina 1985, a historical drama movie produced and directed by Santiago Mitre, won the Golden Globe instead of RRR in this category.
About RRR
SS Rajamouli, who also co-wrote the script with V Vijayendra Prasad, directed and produced the movie RRR. The movie stars Olivia Morris, Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Alia Bhatt, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Shriya Saran. The lives of actual Indian revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju are central to the story.
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