RRR writer says Naatu Naatu's Oscars win not ultimate, gives example of Everything Everywhere All at Once

SS Rajamouli's father and RRR's write Vijayendra Prasad shared his reaction to RRR bringing India its first Oscar ever. He spoke about Everything Everywhere All at Once, which was nominated in 11 categories, and won seven Oscars.

Writer-filmmaker Vijayendra Prasad, who had written the story of SS Rajamouli-directed RRR, feels a single Oscar win shouldn’t be considered the ultimate as the Academy Awards have so many other categories. On Monday, Naatu Naatu from RRR became the first song from an Indian production to bag an Oscar. Also read:

Jr NTR and Ram Charan in the RRR song Naatu Naatu.

At the 2023 Oscars on March 12 (march 13 in India), Naatu Naatu was performed live and the performance earned a standing ovation. Actor Deepika Padukone had introduced the performance as the audience cheered her on every time she mentioned Naatu Naatu or RRR.

In an interview to Asianet Telugu, Prasad shared his reaction to RRR bringing India its first Oscar ever. When asked if bagging the Oscar is the ultimate validation, he told Asianet Telugu, “This is not the ultimate. There are so many categories in the Academy Awards. Look at the film Everything Everywhere All at Once which was nominated in 11 categories. It won in many categories. We need to work as hard as them. We (Indian cinema) should target other categories as well.”

Over the last few months, Naatu Naatu became a global phenomenon. In all its recent screenings in the US and other countries, the track got the audiences dancing in the aisles and cheering. Released last March in cinemas, RRR is a fictional story set in the 1920s pre-independent era. RRR follows two characters loosely based on the real-life Telugu revolutionary leaders Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) and Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan), as they team up to challenge British officials.