Rs 1 cr award for 'Natu Natu' singer Rahul Sipliganj from Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday announced an incentive of Rs one crore for popular singer Rahul Sipliganj, who catapulted to fame with the Oscar-winning ‘Natu Natu’ song from the film ‘RRR’.

Sipliganj serves as an inspiration to Telangana’s youth, especially given his humble beginnings from the old city of Hyderabad, an official release quoted the Chief Minister as saying.

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ప్రఖ్యాత గాయకుడు రాహుల్ సిప్లిగంజ్ గారికి ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ @revanth_anumula గారు ఇచ్చిన మాటను నిలబెట్టుకున్నారు. బోనాల పండగ సందర్భంగా కోటి రూపాయల నగదు పురస్కారాన్ని ప్రభుత్వం ప్రకటించింది.

✅పాతబస్తీకి చెందిన గాయకుడు రాహుల్ సిప్లిగంజ్ #RRR సినిమాలో నాటు నాటు పాట ద్వారా… pic.twitter.com/VTED2wF2W1

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) July 20, 2025

Prior to the assembly elections in 2023, Reddy, who was state Congress president, had announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to Sipliganj, it said.

He had also promised an incentive of Rs one crore to Sipliganj if the Congress came to power.

Fulfilling the electoral promise, the CM announced the Rs one crore incentive on Sunday, coinciding with the ‘bonalu’ festival (worship of Goddess Mahakaali) in Hyderabad, the release added.

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