As expected, ‘Naatu Naatu’, which was composed by M.M. Keeravani and lyrics written by Chandrabose, won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards.

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MM Keeravani, who scored the music for the song, told Variety magazine that he had composed around 20 tunes for Naatu Naatu.

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Naatu Naatu song composer MM Keeravani became emotional during his Golden Globes acceptance speech.

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“RRR has to win, pride of every Indian … and has put me at the top of the world,” M.M. Keeravani sang to the tune of The Carpenters’ “Top of the World” while accepting the award alongside Chandrabose.

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The song’s composer M. M. Keeravani used duffs, an Indian skin drum, for the main beats, adding in mandolins for the melody.

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