Who composed the Golden Globe Award winning song "Naatu Naatu"?

Question

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This question was previously asked in

UPPSC PCS Prelims 2023 General Studies Paper-I (SET - C) (Held On 14 May)

Answer 1

The correct answer is M.M. Keeravani.

Key Points

Nattu Nattu is an Indian Telugu-language song composed by M. M. Keeravani, with lyrics by Chandrabose and recorded by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava for the soundtrack album of the 2022 Indian film RRR.
The song was also released in Hindi as "Naacho Naacho", in Tamil as "Naattu Koothu", in Kannada as "Halli Naatu" and in Malayalam as "Karinthol".
The hook step dance involving N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan – the lead actors of RRR – became popular.
"Naatu Naatu" became the first song from an Indian film to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, as well as the first song from an Asian film to win the former.
The entire process of producing the song took over 19 months.
The composer Keeravani likened the sound to the traditional beats of folk songs in Indian villages.
Keeravani used duffs, an Indian skin drum for the instrumentation and added in mandolins for the melody.