‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Becomes First Tollywood Oscar Winner - Variety

“ Naatu Naatu ” became the first song from a Tollywood film to win best original song at the Oscars, hoofing its way past superstars like Lady Gaga and Rihanna in India’s version of a Cinderella story.

Keeravani delighted the audience by giving much of his acceptance speech to the tune of a Carpenters classic.

As presenter Deepika Padukone said earlier in introducing the live performance of “Naatu Naatu,” the song does double duty as “the first song ever from an Indian production to be nominated for an Oscar” and “a total banger.”

At the 2019 Oscars, “Jai Ho,” from the film “Slumdog Millionaire,” prevailed, with composer A.R.

In an interview with Variety, Keeravaani said the song’s beat had a great deal to do with the popularity.

But the composer also pointed to his singers, who recreated their soundtrack performance at the Oscars: “I picked Rahul Sip l igunj and Kaala Bhairava to do justice to this melody and they gave their best.