SS Rajamouli’s father Vijayendra Prasad who is also the writer of RRR, expressed his happiness over ‘Naatu Naatu’ song’s big win at the Oscars this year and called it a ‘moment of triumph’.
SS Rajamouli’s visual extravaganza RRR headlined by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, created history by becoming the first Indian film to win an Oscar in the ‘Best Original Song’ category for its viral track ‘Naatu Naatu’.
The sight of the song’s composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandra Bose holding the coveted trophies in their hands at the award ceremony, had the hearts of people across the nation swell with pride.
Post the film’s historic win, RRR Vijayendra Prasad reacted to the good news and said, “For long, I had wished for our movies to make waves in Hollywood. Despite having such rich content, we could never really find a foothold beyond Indian shores. That our film made it to the Oscars and won an award is a moment of triumph for the entire film fraternity of India. Our entire film fraternity can and should celebrate this moment of glory because we have, at last, been able to showcase the wealth of talent that we possess. It is such a vast market out there.”
He further added, “Sometimes my son (Rajamouli) asks me in what aspects is India the richest in the world. I tell him that our country’s richness lies in our storytelling. My son had a conversation with acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who told him never to compromise on our culture of storytelling. We will be making a sequel to RRR.”
Earlier this year, the ‘Naatu Naatu’ song had won the prestigious Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
Composed by MM Keeravani with lyrics by Chandra Bose and vocals by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, the chartbuster song features Ram Charan and Jr NTR shaking a leg to Prem Rakshith’s energetic choreography.
