naatu naatu
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Telugu-language song from the Indian movie RRR, translated roughly as "native," "local," or "wild." The song and its hook step dance from its music video were so popular even outside India, it won Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Oscar (Academy Award) for Best Original Song, the first Indian-language song from an Indian film, the second Indian-language song ever (after the mostly Hindi "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire), the first song from an Asian film, and the fourth non-English song ever to win the former.
Its music video, taken directly from the movie, involves protagonists Raju (Ram Charan) and Bheem (Rama Rao) singing and outdancing the rich British men attending a fancy British party.
Like all films made in India and their accompanying songs, both RRR and "Naatu Naatu" have been given versions in several other major Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.