Overview

• Rahul Sipligunj earned global acclaim as co-singer of “Naatu Naatu,” which won Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards
• Revanth Reddy initially offered ₹10 lakh in May 2023 as Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and promised the full ₹1 crore after assuming office
• The chief minister highlighted Sipligunj’s self-made rise from Hyderabad’s old city as a model for Telangana’s youth
• Composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the Academy Award when RRR became the first Indian feature film to win an Oscar
• Reddy had signaled the upcoming reward at the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards in June before making the formal announcement