SS Rajamouli’s 'RRR’ Makes History Again, Nominated For 2 Golden Globe Awards

"RRR," an action movie set in the past by SS Rajamouli has been nominated for two Golden Globes: Best Picture – Non-English and Best Original Song – Motion Picture.

Monday night, the information was posted on the website for the Golden Globe Awards by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

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In the Best Picture – Non-English segment, "RRR", a pan-India blockbuster, will face off with the Korean romantic mystery film "Decision To Leave", German anti-war drama "All Quiet on the Western Front", Argentine historical drama "Argentina, 1985", and French-Dutch coming-of-age drama "Close".

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Starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead, "RRR" was released worldwide in March in five languages — Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.

The film follows a pre-Independence fictional story woven around two real Indian revolutionaries — Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem — in the 1920s. It also stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in key roles.

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The film’s Telugu track "Naatu Naatu", composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and penned by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, has been nominated in the Original Song – Motion Picture category.

Other nominees in the segment are: Taylor Swift’s "Carolina" ("Where The Crawdads Sing"); "Ciao Papa" ("Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio"), which has music by Alexandre Desplat and lyrics by Roeban Katz and del Toro; "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick", a collaboration between Lady Gaga, BloodPop and Benjamin Rice; and "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Goransson.

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"We are very grateful to share that #RRRMovie made it to the nominations of #GoldenGlobes?for the Best Picture – Non-English Language & the Best Original Song," RRR’s official Twitter page said in a tweet.

Bhatt posted the news on her Instagram Stories and heart emojis that "RRR" had been nominated for two awards.

"RRR," which emerged as a massive box office success even overseas with reported earnings of Rs 1,200 crore, has been praised for Rajamouli’s grand vision, high-octane fight sequences, and Keeravaani’s rousing musical soundtrack.

The film received rave reviews from the who’s who of Hollywood, including filmmakers Russo Brothers ("The Gray Man"), Edgar Wright ("Baby Driver"), Scott Derrickson ("Doctor Strange"), and "Guardians of the Galaxy" films director James Gunn.

Rajamouli, who gained international acclaim after the film's success, was recently named the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's (LACFA) runner-up in the "best director" category.?

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Keeravaani received LACFA’s best music score award.

Rajamouli previously won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for best director.

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One of the most successful Indian films of the year, "RRR" was considered a frontrunner in the race for representing the country at the Academy Awards next year in the best international film category, but "Chhello Show" (Last Film Show), a Gujarati film directed by Pan Nalin, was eventually selected as India’s official entry to the 2023 Oscars.

In October, the makers of "RRR" announced they had sent an application to the Academy of Oscars for consideration in the general category.

The ceremony for Golden Globe Awards will be held in Los Angeles on January 10.?

(With PTI inputs)

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