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RRR: Naatu Naatu, Jr NTR and Ram Charan's number from SS Rajamouli's drama, shortlised for Oscars

The under-publicised Chhello Show edged past RRR to make it to the Academy shortlist under the Best International Feature Film category

RRR: Naatu Naatu, Jr NTR and Ram Charan's number from SS Rajamouli's drama, shortlised for Oscars
Ram Charan and Jr NTR

Last Updated: 11.09 AM, Dec 22, 2022

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The extensive campaign from team RRR in the lead up to the Oscars seems to have paid off, at last! All eyes were on the shortlists across 10 categories for the 95th Academy Awards, announced earlier today. RRR's Naatu Naatu, sung by Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, composed by MM Keeravaani, has made it to the Best Original Song shortlist alongside 14 numbers, chosen from a group of 81 songs that were eligible for the category. 

Surprisingly enough, the under publicised Gujarati film Chhello Show has made it to the shortlist under the Best International Feature Film category, despite the valiant efforts from Variance Films (RRR's international distributors) to help RRR's chances to make it into the list. Pakistani film Joyland, Korean film Decision to Leave, French film Saint Omer were among other films that made the cut in the same category.

Choreographed by Prem Rakshith and lyricised by Chandrabose, Naatu was picturised on RRR's lead actors Jr NTR, Ram Charan and Olivia Morris. In a crucial sequence from the film where Jr NTR's Komaram Bheem is insulted by a group of Britishers for his inability to perform Western dance forms, Ram Charan as Alluri Sitarama Raju rises up to the occasion for his friend and breaks into a song to give them a taste of Indian culture with a folksy twist. 

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RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli, was produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainment and had cinematography by K Senthil Kumar. The film was edited by Sreekar Prasad and had art direction by Sabu Cyril. The film, also starring Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani and others, can be watched online on Disney+ Hotstar, ZEE5 and Netflix.

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