Oscar for Naatu Nattu : Matter of pride for all Telugu people : Telangana CM

Hyderabad, Mar 13 (FN Bureau) Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday said that he is delighted that the famous ‘ Naatu Naatu ‘ song from RRR’ Telugu movie, clinched the best Original Song Award at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in United States on Sunday. The song Naatu Naatu from the hit Telugu-language film RRR has made history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.In a statement here, KCR said that it is a matter of pride for all Telugu people that a Telugu film displayed it’s capability on the universal film platform and won the prestigious Oscar award in the world cinema Industry. The Chief Minister said that the words used in the Oscar-winning Naatu Naatu song reflected the culture of Telangana, interest of the Telugu people and the diversity of public life. KCR specially congratulated the famous lyricist Chandra Bose, native of Challagarige village of Chityal mandal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana state, who brought out profoundly the beauty, sweet and bitterness of the Telugu language though Naatu Naatu song.

He also congratulated Music Director MM Keeravani, Director Rajamouli, singers Rahul Sipliganj and Kalabhairava, Actors – Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Choreographer Prem Rakshit, film producer DVV Danayya and other technical staff who are involved in the composition. Rao said that it is a great thing that the films are being made in the Telugu film industry in a way that is not inferior to Hollywood in terms of production values and technology. With the winning of Oscar award, KCR said that the Telugu film industry, which has been developing day by day in Hyderabad as the center of Telangana, spread its glory across the world. The Chief Minister said that this award is a source of pride not only for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, but also for Telugu and Dravidian languages and the entire country.He expressed happiness that today is a festival day for Telugu film audience all over the world and the Telangana government’s efforts for the growth of the Telugu film industry paid off. On this occasion, Rao recalled that the Telangana government is supporting the development and expansion of the Telugu film industry and extended special incentives to it which faced difficulties during the Corona period.KCR wished that the Telugu film industry will continue the same trend in the future with the spirit of Oscar award and more films with diverse stories and reflecting the lives of the people will be produced.