RRR continues its march towards global dominance. After scoring at the Golden Globes for Naatu Naatu as Best Song, the film bagged two awards at the Critics Choice Awards. The catchy dance track won for Best Song and the film nabbed Best Foreign Language Film Award. While the RRR team is over the moon with the wins, what came as the veritable cherry on the top was filmmaker James Cameron’s praise for RRR at the event.
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SS Rajamouli was overwhelmed by the praise from Avatar director James Cameron for RRR. “I can’t believe he watched our movie for 10 minutes and analyzed it,” Rajamouli said in a tweet. “As he said, I am on top of the world. Thank you both.”
Alia Bhatt posted a screenshot on her Instagram story, captioning it with, “Ufff, what a beautiful morning…” The actress had a significant role in the movie.
At the Critics Choice Awards ceremony, MM Keeravani, the composer of Naatu Naatu, expressed his immense gratitude towards his team and confessed that he felt overwhelmed.
MM Keeravani explained why his song “Naatu Naatu” has resonated with people around the world, citing its uniqueness and freshness as the main factors. After being presented with the Critics Choice Award, he expressed his gratitude and thanked all who had been involved in the production, including the choreographer, lyric writer, director and programmers.
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After being released in March of last year and streaming on Netflix, RRR became a worldwide phenomenon and was highly praised by prominent Western filmmakers, including James Cameron. This news was shared on the film’s Twitter handle in response to a journalist’s tweet and was met with an enthusiastic “LOVE YOUU SIRRR.”
RRR has been nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Visual Effects at the Critics Choice Awards. Additionally, the Golden Globes awarded Naatu Naatu as Best Song, which was up against Rihanna’s Lift Me Up. This has elevated the odds of RRR receiving a nomination at the Oscars 2023 and potentially taking home the trophy. The film is on the shortlist for the awards and the nominations will be revealed later this month. Directed by SS Rajamouli, the movie stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR, with Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt in supporting roles.