Oscars 2023The last time an Indian music composer won the Academy Award for best original song was in 2009, when Ar Rahman and Gulzar won for Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire.Instagram/ Rrr MovieThe verdict is out. The hugely popular song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from Rrr has created history by winning the prestigious Academy Award, popularly known as the Oscars, for the best original song. The award went to music composer Mm Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose. This is the first Oscar win for a song from a Telugu film, and the second Oscar ever to be bagged by an Indian music composer, after Ar Rahman and Gulzar won it for ‘Jai Ho’ from Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. ‘Naatu Naatu’ had been a frontrunner in the best original song category at Oscars 2023, having already won the Golden Globe for ‘best original song - motion picture’. Accepting the award, music composer Mm Keeravani said,...
- 3/13/2023
- by AzeefaF
- The News Minute
Oscars 2023‘All That Breathes’, directed by Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen, lost out to ‘Navalny’ in the best documentary feature film category.A still from The Elephant WhisperersIndian filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves’s The Elephant Whisperers has bagged the Academy Award for best documentary short film. The film follows a couple, Bomman and Bellie, who adopt two orphaned elephants in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai reserve forest. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, popularly known as the Oscars, was held on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Accepting the award, director Kartiki said, “I stand here today to speak for the sacred bond between us and our natural world. For the respect of indigenous communities, and empathy towards other living beings we share our space with. And finally for coexistence." She further thanked the Academy for recognising their film, which highlighted the lives of indigenous people and animals. "To Netflix...
- 3/13/2023
- by Jahnavi
- The News Minute
Cinema The song Naatu Naatu, which is nominated in the best original song category, was written by Chandrabose and composed by Mm Keeravaani.ScreengrabThe song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from SS Rajamouli’s period drama Rrr will be performed live by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony on March 12. ‘Naatu Naatu’ is one of the official nominees in the best original song category. Composed by Mm Keeravani and written by Chandrabose, the song has already received many international accolades. The hugely popular song has already won a Golden Globe, a Critics Choice Award and a Hollywood Critics Association Film Award. Through its official social media accounts, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday, February 28, that Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava would be performing ‘Naatu Naatu’ live at the 95th Oscars ceremony. After the announcement from the Academy about the Naatu Naatu performance, singer...
- 3/1/2023
- by RajeswariP
- The News Minute
CinemaNatarajan said that they convinced the Ukrainian authorities to grant permission to shoot in the president’s palace by telling them about the filmmaking abilities of Rajamouli and the potential popularity that the movie would attain.Rajeswari ParasaScreengrabWhile actors Jr Ntr and Ram Charan stole the show with their synchronised steps in the ‘Naatu Naatu’ song to the music of composer Mm Keeravani in the Telugu movie Rrr, a lot more than perfect dance moves went into the making of the hit number. Be it the hundreds of foreign actors attending the ballroom party in vintage costumes or the Indians scattered across the scene in early 1900’s period costumes, the many demands of the song required the labour of about 1,000 people every day for about 17 days. The efforts that went into the making of the song have been recognised with international accolades including the Best Song award at the Critics...
- 1/19/2023
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
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