House EntertainmentAhead of Oscars 2023, SS Rajamouli Remembers Filming RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ Tune at Kyiv’s Presidential Palace
RRR: SS Rajamouli stated they have been initially meant to shoot Naatu Naatu tune n India however because of the monsoon season, they needed to 0 in on a brand new location – the Presidential Palace of Kyiv.
Forward of Oscars 2023, SS Rajamouli Remembers Filming RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ Tune at Kyiv’s Presidential Palace
RRR at Oscars 2023: Filmmaker SS Rajamouli says he’s grateful to the folks of Ukraine for taking part in an immense phase within the advent of the long-lasting tune Naatu Naatu from his Telugu length motion epic RRR. Naatu Naatu, composed by means of MM Keeravani, is nominated for the Highest Authentic Tune award on the upcoming Oscars. Rajamouli stated they have been initially meant to shoot the tune in India however because of the monsoon season, they needed to 0 in on a brand new location — the Presidential Palace of Kyiv. “The very first thing that involves my thoughts after we discuss ‘Naatu Naatu’ is the positioning itself. It’s shot in Kyiv, in reality the Presidential Palace. This used to be in reality meant to occur in India however as it used to be monsoon time then, we have been scouting for places and we discovered this location.
“I assumed I must search for every other location because it used to be the Presidential Palace, however they stated ‘It’s Ukraine, you’ll get the task achieved.’ I’m so grateful to the Ukranian group. The colors of the palace, the dimensions of the palace, the dimensions of the bottom for the dancers to be there used to be the precise proper measurement,” the filmmaker stated in an interview with Vainness Truthful mag.
RRR follows a pre-Independence fictional tale woven round two real-life Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) – within the Nineteen Twenties. The movie additionally options Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, and Shriya Saran in key roles.
It’s the first Indian movie in over twenty years to be nominated for the Academy Awards. Naatu Naatu, which already scooped up a Golden Globe win — the primary Indian tune to take action.
Within the interview, Rajamouli gave a breakdown in regards to the making of the tune, that includes Ram Charan and Jr NTR. He stated aside from the lead stars, together with Olivia Morris, all of the different performers have been skilled dancers. “I used to be truly shocked with the extent of professionalism, I cherished operating with them. I’ve labored with choreographer Prem Rakshith ahead of, he has labored with each Charan and Jr NTR as neatly… He had a troublesome task as I instructed him that the tune will have to (glance) great, the stairs shouldn’t be too tricky so other folks too can mirror, and it will have to swimsuit the way of the actors… Prem got here up with greater than 100 permutations for the hook line of ‘Naatu Naatu’, so credit score to him,” the filmmaker added.
Essentially the most tricky phase for each Charan and Jr NTR have been the stairs with the suspenders, he stated. “For each the actors essentially the most tricky steps have been those with the suspenders transferring and sliding. It used to be the genius of the choreographer,” Rajamouli stated.
On the upcoming Oscars rite in Los Angeles on March 12, “Naatu Naatu” singer Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava are set to accomplish the tune.
With inputs from PTI
Printed Date: March 7, 2023 5:42 PM IST