History is made by "RRR" as "Naatu Naatu" bags Best Original Song Golden Globe

The "RRR" phenomenon won't go away. The popular song "Naatu Naatu" from SS Rajamouli's historical epic has won the coveted Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

The song's composer, M.M. Keeravani, appeared on stage to accept the honour. He gave the honour to Ram Charan, NTR Jr., and director Rajamouli. "Thank you very much for this distinguished prize: This award goes to SS Rajamouli for his vision. I thank him for continually believing in and supporting my work," he remarked while receiving the honour. Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao, who danced vigorously.

NTR Jr. congratulated the seasoned composer on Twitter. "Congratulations Sirji on receiving your merited #GoldenGlobes honour! During my life, I've danced to a lot of

Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli's worldwide hit RRR is being sung and danced to by just about everyone, from Golden Globe voters at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to fans in India and other countries.

A first for India, the Globes announced Naatu Naatu as the winner of the Best Original Song - Motion Picture category on January 10 over artists including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga. Prem Rakshith, the song's choreographer, was one among the individuals who music composer MM Keeravani acknowledged in his speech. Rakshith told Scroll.in that the honour came as a great surprise.

Since Chatrapathi in 2005, Rakshith has contributed to every one of Rajamouli's movies. For Naatu Naatu, Rajamouli was asked to create a song in which the Indian heroes outdanced their British colonisers (roughly translated as "home-grown" or "local").

Whilst shooting for Naatu Naatu in August 2021 in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv at the Mariinskyi Palace - which is also President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's official house - Rakshith could only think about one thing: "protecting myself".

In Rajamouli's pre-Independence drama, which stars Ram Charan and NT Rama Rao Jr as fictionalised versions of the revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, the song is one of the pivotal moments. Rama from Charan and Bheem from Rao Jr. team up to overthrow a tyrant British general. They demonstrate their capacity to work together before doing so at a British ball.

Rakshith remembered, "I had two superstars, so much pressure. Due to the differences in their techniques, I had to follow both of their processes. If Ram Charan is graceful, NT Rama is dynamic; they are, in Rakshith's words, "Hrithik Roshan and Prabhudeva" different.

The Charlie Chaplin silent films and the Tom & Jerry cartoons served as some of Rakshith's sources of inspiration. For the hook step, at least 110 different moves were tried and tested.

The planning process took over two months. During practise, Rakshith's assistants tore ligaments. The mercury topped 30 degrees in Kyiv.

The bigoted British officer who introduces Naatu Naatu berates Bheem for his poor waltz skills: "Look at all these dark buggers. What do they understand of art? what's finesse? About dance?

The answer is unlike anything we have lately seen in a movie in terms of enthusiasm and coordination. Many fan videos have been inspired by the complex hook step alone.

By uploading a lesson to YouTube, Rakshith has made it simple for everyone to "Naatu". A call from Prabhudeva was one of the greatest compliments he ever got for the song. Rakshith remembered, "He congratulated me, and that was huge for me.

The 44-year-old choreographer was born in Puducherry and raised in Chennai. His early assignments included a stint as a dancer in a Telugu film in 1994. Among those who helped Rakshith during his drudge years in Hyderabad were Kallol and Madhuri Biswas, who ran a dance school where he worked as a teacher.