“It Is Incredible”,Keeravani’s RRR Song Naatu naatu creates Golden Globe History

The  enormously talented  M M Keeravani has created musical history by winning the Golden Globe for Best Original  Song.

I  caught  up with Keeravani  in Beverly Hills minutes after  the  victory to congratulate the  versatile composer , and he  responded, “Thank you, Sir (with a heart emoji). I am still at the Golden Globe awards. It is  an  incredible  feeling.I  will call  you  tonight from  my hotel.”

Keeravani who  has scored  music for nearly all  of Rajamouli’s film has also had a very  fruitful  innings in Hindi cinema with melodious classics like  Tum mile  dil khile(Criminal),  Gali mein  aaj  chand nikla(Zakham), Aa  bhi jaa(Sur)  and Jadoo hai nasha hai(Jism).

A purist at heart, Keeravani  whom I have known  for  thirty years has  always  shied away  from the  limelight. Keeravani has never allowed himself to become a brand name.

In an earlier    conversation Keeravani Sir(known as M  M Kreem  in Hindi cinema) had said, “My music is my life.I can never be  dishonest  with my  compositions. You have reached out to me because the melodic element  in my songs has impressed you. I am grateful for that. Melody is indeed  the  foundation of  my compositions.”

Keeravani’s Naatu naatu  in RRR  is fiercely  original. That partially explained  its impact  globally.