"I couldn't wait to show this to everyone on the big screen and simultaneously, as an audience, I couldn't wait to watch it on the big screen!"

Speaking in a interview with a popular media house, he said that even though he is proud of his son's achievements, he believes there are several other tunes and songs that are far superior to 'Naatu Naatu'.

"Sometimes my son (Rajamouli) asks me in what aspects is India the richest in the world. I tell him that our country's richness lies in our storytelling."

Lyrically, the song's wild dance is compared to a green chilli, a dagger, and a bull "dancing in the dust of the fields."

"Naatu Naatu" competed against Lady Gaga's Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick to Rihanna's Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

The director also added that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the buzz around "RRR" in the West, he said, pointing to what he called a "lack of maximalist entertainment".

The film was released on March 22, 2022, and the maverick filmmaker is now busy with the promotions of "RRR" for the Oscar campaign which the event will be held on March 12, 2023.

In accepting the trophy for Best Stunts, SS Rajamouli gave an emotional speech. he said "Mera Bharat Mahaan" and dedicated the honour to India.

"We also just talked about Mayabazar  if RRR is a distortion of history, Mayabazar is a distortion of the historic epic,"

The prestigious Padma awards also conferred to singers Suman Kalyanpur and Vani Jairam for their exemplary service to the country.