A nonetheless from Naatu Naatu. (courtesy: YouTube)

Mumbai:

Some 100 variations of the hook steps, two months of rehearsals and 20 days of taking pictures… that is what went into creating the peerlessly synthesised strikes within the world hit “Naatu Naatu” from the movie RRR, says choreographer Prem Rakshith. The monitor, filmed on the film’s main stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan, received the ‘finest unique song-motion image’ award on the eightieth Golden Globe Awards this week, beating competitors from stars corresponding to Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.

Director S S Rajamouli’s temporary for Naatu Naatu was easy: synchronisation between the 2 main males. “For the song, Rajamouli sir said Jr NTR is like a tiger and Charan sir is like a cheetah so capture that essence in the song and at the same time make sure that they both dance together as that is the most important part of the story,” a jubilant Rakshit instructed PTI.

As audiences internationally ape the energetic steps from the foot-tapping quantity, the choreographer, who primarily works in Telugu films, stated discovering the best steps wasn’t straightforward.

“He (Rajamouli) said the concentration had to be on the heroes, their bonding, their energy. When they are together, the focus is not on the background dancers or the attention would have been divided,” stated Rakshith.

“It took us days for the song to be shot against the backdrop of the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv,” Rakshit stated. The Palace is the official ceremonial residence of the president within the now war-torn Ukraine.

The music was shot for greater than 20 days after rehearsing and perfecting the steps for 2 months, he stated.

Naatu Naatu, which interprets to bucolic in Telugu and demonstrates the spirit of enjoyable in nation music over 4.35 breathless minutes of music and dance, seems early within the movie when the 2 main stars determine to problem a British snob at a celebration.

It took at the very least 20 takes for Rajamouli to be lastly glad, stated Rakshith, who has collaborated with the filmmaker on most of his films, together with Vikramarkudu, Yamadonga Magadheera and the Baahubali franchise. He can be the person behind the well-known arrow sequence between Prabhas and Anushka Shetty in Baahubali. The group would shoot from 7am to 6pm and rehearse for 3 hours after pack-up, he stated, recalling the hectic days earlier than Naatu Naatu was finalised.

“We did about 90 to 110 hook steps before zeroing down on the final one. For the shoot, we did more than 20 takes. Rajamouli sir was not satisfied and he wanted to take one more shot and one more shot,” he stated.

Though everyone can be drained, no one shied away from giving their finest. Rakshith credit Rajamouli for instilling confidence in him as a choreographer. “He is my guru, he is the one who has taught me camera angles. I want to thank him for having the trust in me. I was afraid to do the song as both are big heroes,” the background dancer-turned-choreographer stated.

Describing Ram Charan and Jr NTR as “good dancers”, he stated the 2 actors made his job straightforward. The quantity consists by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and voiced by singers Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj.

Naatu Naatu has additionally made it to the ninety fifth Academy Awards shortlist for Best Original Song together with 14 others.

Rakshith stated he was eager on attending the Globes and the upcoming Oscar awards however that will impression his commitments. “I am working on another song for a film so I can’t be there. Work comes first for me and I want my next song to be also nominated for these awards,” the choreographer stated. The viral recognition of the music, because of the various iterations by Instagram and Tik-Tok influencers throughout the globe, has shone the highlight on Rakshith’s choreography.

“I am receiving a lot of calls. But I already have prior commitments such as Pushpa 2, a song for Suriya sir’s Tamil’s movie and a few other films,” he stated.

The Pondicherry-born choreographer’s journey in cinema has not been straightforward.

“I came to the industry for survival, not to become a choreographer. I am not a perfect dancer. I entered the industry to support my family financially. Even after I became a choreographer, the struggle didn’t end. There weren’t many opportunities coming my way. So, I worked as a tutor for some time. I kept trying and slowly things changed,” Rakshith added. He started his profession in 1994 as a background dancer and made his debut as a choreographer with 2004 Telugu-language romantic drama Vidyardhi.

RRR, an motion epic, is ready in pre-independence India within the Nineteen Twenties and options Jr NTR and Charan as Indian revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, respectively.

Released in March final yr, the movie reportedly revamped Rs 1,200 crore on the world field workplace.

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