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‘RRR’ Scores Historic Oscar Nomination For Best Original Song, But Shut Out Of Other Major Races
S.S. Rajamouli’s Indian epic RRR received an Oscar nomination this morning for Best Original Song “Naatu Naatu,” but it missed out on crossing into other major categories despite strong ...
Los Angeles Times2y
‘RRR’s’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ makes history with original song triumph at 2023 Oscars
Do you know ... naatu? The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping “Naatu Naatu,” from Indian blockbuster “RRR,” won the Oscar for original song, making history in the ...
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‘RRR’ Composer and Director on How the Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ Became Such a Rip-Roaring Rouser
If this year’s song contest were to mirror the actual dance-off sequence in “RRR,” we might picture some of the other candidates slowly dropping out from the sheer exhaustion of keeping up ...
People2y
What Is 'RRR' ? All About the Award-Winning Film Generating Oscar Buzz
RRR has garnered global success overnight upon its release on Netflix. While the Tollywood epic has been a smash hit on the streamer since its release in May 2022 (having made history as the only ...
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If you haven't been back to the movies yet, Indian epic 'RRR' is the reason to go
I've never seen anything like it — until now. A few nights ago, I went to a packed screening of RRR, an epic action-picture bromance from India. The screening had 900 people — some of whom had ...
Los Angeles Times2y
‘RRR’s’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ made Oscars history. But South Asian dancers feel betrayed
The infectious number from action blockbuster ‘RRR’ made it the first Indian film to be nominated in any category outside international film. March 12, 2023 Critics of the number cited the ...
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‘RRR’ Director S.S. Rajamouli Talks About His Spectacular Action Epic And Reveals That The Ecstatic U.S. Reception Has Inspired A Sequel: “Nothing Is Impossible”
Director S.S. Rajamouli on the set of 'RRR' DVV Entertainment Seeing is disbelieving when it comes to RRR, an Indian blockbuster set during the rule of the British Raj. Starring Telugu icons Ram ...
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‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Is a Worldwide Hit, but It Draws on Very Local Traditions
Do you know … naatu?” This friendly challenge kicks off the “Naatu Naatu” number in the Indian blockbuster “RRR.” The tune is nominated for the Academy Award for best original song ...
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How ‘RRR’ Director S.S. Rajamouli Pulled Off His Epic Song-and-Dance Tollywood Hit (That India Snubbed)
This story about the film “RRR” originally appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. The Indian movie “RRR” had been out in the United States for six months and had ...
Salon2y
Forget "Top Gun." "RRR" is the ultimate summer movie: explosive, inspiring, with a catchy dance beat
No description of S. S. Rajamouli's action sequences in "RRR" could ruin the experience of seeing them for yourself. For example, telling you that N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s hero Komaram Bheem swings a ...
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Why (And How) You Should Watch RRR
The movie in question is S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR — or Rise, Roar, Revolt — a ludicrous three hour piece of anti-colonial historical fiction that functions as its own highlight reel, showcasing ...