‘Naatu Naatu’: Everything You Need to Know About the Song Set to Beat Rihanna and Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes

• “Naatu Naatu” is a song featured in the 2021 film, RRR.
• It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 80th Golden Globe Awards.
• “Naatu Naatu” will compete against Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and more for the award.

One of the biggest surprises of the 2022 film year was the international success of RRRepic Telugu action drama from the director HH Rajamouli. A fictional/mythological story of friendship between Alluri Sitarama Raju Y Komaram Bheemreal-life revolutionaries who oppose British rule, RRR features “arguably one of the best musical dance sequences in cinema,” according to Slash Film. It’s the dance number with Raju (Ram Charan) and Bhem (NT Rama Rao Jr.) which showcases British aristocracy along with the catchy song “Naatu Naatu”.

The song itself is a worm, but what helped the song go viral is the dance, choreographed by prem rakshit. At one point, the stars performed a hook step and fans have since taken to TikTok in hopes of recreating the steps. BJ ColangeloThe scene dissection for Slash Film covers the song’s cultural ties and how the hook sequence in “Naatu Naatu” was “designed to make us want to dance, and it worked brilliantly.”

That brilliance could pay off big during the 80th Golden Globes. The song goes to the awards on Jan. 10, nominated for Best Song and can beat out names like Taylor Swift, Rihanna Tems, Lady GagaY Guillermo del Toro. Before it’s all over, here’s a crash course in music at the heart of RRR.

Who sings “Naatu Naatu”?

“Naatu Naatu” was composed by MM Keeravani, and resources with letters of chandrabosa, a prolific writer who wrote lyrics for more than 3500 songs used in Telugu films.

(Telugu is the language spoken primarily in southeast India and is the official language of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is the native language of over 83 million people. As of 2021, Telugu cinema, or Tollywood, is the largest film industry in India.)

“A few songs over the years have garnered attention, but this was the first to receive this kind of international response,” said Keeravani. the casing. This response was not expected. …There is a lot of energy flowing and happening. The lyrics describe different types of energy and how the energy flows, and then you have the high energy beats. … It was an impressive number, but then it increased. It’s not just a song, it’s an experience.”

While the actors sing the song RRR, it is not the voices of Rao or Charan that the audience hears. “Naatu Naatu” is performed by playback singers (ghost singers whose singing is pre-recorded for movies) Rahul Sipligunj Y Kaala Bhairava.

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Golden Globe nomination

“Naatu Naatu” is one of RRRtwo nominations for the 80th Golden Globe (the other for best film in a language other than English). To take home Best Original Song, “Naatu Naatu” must defeat:

• Taylor Swift, “Carolina” — from where the locusts sing
• Lady Gaga (with burst of blood Y Benjamin rice), “Take my hand” – by Top Gun: nonconformist
• Rihanna (with Ha, Ryan Coogler Y Ludwig Goransson), “Lift Me Up” – from White Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Alexandre Desplat Roeban KatzY Guillermo del Toro“Hello Pope” – from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Although the song has to compete with Rihanna, Gaga and Taylor, some think that “Naatu Naatu” will triumph at the Golden Globes.

“It’s the group’s most upbeat song as it makes the audience want to dance, and it comes with a very catchy tune, choreographed to video scenes that many of their fans have been trying to replicate on social media,” he writes. Christopher Tsang for the golden derby. “It is a testament to the film, which certainly wowed all the award-winning bodies for its excellent performance, being the second foreign language film to reach the National Board of Review Top 10 (after “Roma”), and Rajamouli getting the No. 1 Best Director Award at the New York Film Critics Circle, as well as the film receiving five Critics Choice Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Will she be nominated for an Oscar?

There is a possibility that “Naatu Naatu” will be nominated for an Oscar. In December 2021, the film’s official Twitter account revealed that it had been selected for best original song. Contention in this first round of voting is fierce and the category has only five nominations available. Along with “Naatu Naatu”, the following songs have been selected (h/t ComicBook.com):

• blow“Now” (Amsterdam),
• Weekend“Nothing is lost (you give me strength)” (Avatar: The Path of Water)
• “Pick Me Up” by Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
• Son Lux, Mitski, Y David Byrne“This is a life” (All everywhere at once)
• Gregory Mann“Hi Dad” (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
• Rita Wilson“Until You’re Home” (A man named Otto)
• Selena Gomez“My Mind and I” (Selena Gomez: Me and my mind)
• ryan reynolds Y Will Ferrell“Good afternoon” (humorous)
• Sophia Carlson Y Diana Warren“Applause” (say it like a woman)
• sulvan jasmine“Standing” (as far as)
• Lady Gaga, “Take my hand” (Top Gun: nonconformist)
• Norah Jones Y Raphael“Dust and Ashes” (The voice of dust and ash)
• Taylor Swift, “Carolina” (where the locusts sing)
• LCD sound system“New Rhumba body” (white noise)

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Whether taking home a Golden Globe or an Academy Award, ‘Naatu Naatu’ is a winner for attracting new audiences to the country’s dynamic filmmaking and possibly opening the door for more Telugu songs to receive international recognition. .

“In India, we’re used to wild crowds at screenings – shouting, laughing, cheering, dancing, throwing confetti in the air,” director Rajamouli told RogerEbert.com. “But to see this happening outside my country, outside my languages, is an incredible feeling. I didn’t even dream about it. RRR it would resonate with people of all cultures, all countries. I would not have ever expected”.

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