Even before its release on March 24, the SS Rajamouli directorial RRR was touted as one of the most successful films of the year. Since its release, the film has been breaking several records in India as well as internationally and making the nation proud. The Jr NTR and Ram Charan starrer became the highest-grossing Indian film at the Japanese box office, collecting ¥410 million. On the other hand, the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the film has also been shortlisted for Oscars 2023. While the film has received mixed reviews from critics overseas, Game of Thrones fame Nathalie Emmanuel recently took to Twitter to describe the film as ‘sick’. ,
In a series of tweets, Nathalie Emmanuel reviewed SS Rajamouli’s RRR and said, “(It) is a sick film and no one can tell me otherwise.” She shared several clips and pictures from the film and expressed her opinion about the same. Regarding the scene in which Ram Charan is seen hitting a punching bag, the actress tweeted, “That’s me too when I sit on the bag…” She also claimed, “Love a superhero bromance “
Shout out to stunt coordinator King Solomon and everyone involved in the action sequences, he tweeted, “And can we just shout out to stunt coordinator King Solomon and everyone involved in this whole sequence.” While Nathalie’s tweet left netizens confused as to whether she actually liked the film or not, the actress clarified, “Sick as GREAT btw.”
Meanwhile, Naatu Naatu from RRR has earned a place in the shortlisted songs for the Oscars 2023 nominations. The song will compete against 14 tracks. These include “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from “Avatar: The Way of Water”, “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, and “Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing”.
In a statement shared on the official Twitter page of “RRR”, the makers said, “Come on… #NaatuNaatu becomes the first Indian song to be selected for the Academy Awards. Thank you all for supporting us throughout our journey.” Thanks to.”
“Jai Ho” from the 2008 British film “Slumdog Millionaire”, directed by Danny Boyle, was the first Hindi song to win Academy Awards in the Best Original Score and Original Song categories. It was composed by AR Rahman and written by Gulzar.
SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus “RRR”, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, has bagged yet another Golden Globe nomination for Best Non-English Language Film. In addition, it has four more Critics’ Choice Award nominations – Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director and Best Visual Effects.
On the other hand, India has four entries in the Oscar shortlist including “Chello Show” for Best International Film. In addition to the Gujarati film and popular Telugu song, “All That Breathes” made the Documentary Feature shortlist and “The Elephant Whispers” in the Documentary Short category. This is probably the first time that India has made it to the four Oscar shortlists, the pre-nomination stage.