‘Naatu Naatu’ song from the S S Rajamouli-directed ‘RRR’ has won the Golden Globe award. Music director M M Keeravani accepted the award at the function in the presence of the director and the star cast. The award was given for the ‘Best original song’.
“India. This is the best news to wake up to,” the RRR Movie team tweeted after the award was announced.
‘Naatu Naatu has become the first Asian song to win a Golden Globe award,” it said.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, songwriter Keeravani said the credit for the award rightfully belongs to the director S S Rajamouli. The song features actors
Jr NTR and Ram Charan Tej.
“I’m very happy to share this excitement with my wife who is sitting right there,” Keeravani said pointing to M M Srivalli who was sitting in the audience.
Golden Globe Awards 2023 Live Updates“It has been an age-old practice to say that this award belongs to someone else. I was planning not to say those words when I get an award like this. But I am going to repeat the tradition because I mean my words. This award belongs to, in order of priority, my brother and director of the movie S S Rajamouli for his vision,” Keeravani said.
‘RRR’ is the highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office from India, is how the movie makers describe it.
‘RRR’ has won several awards in recent months and it is also in the fray for the Oscars.
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