Who is Oscar nominated 'Naatu Naatu' singer Rahul Sipligunj?

Jan 24, 2023TVSriram Chelluri

Family of hairdressers

Rahul hails from the family of hairdressers; they owned a shop in Abids, Hyderabad Instagram

He started singing at a young age at family events with the encouragement of his father Instagram

Rahul slowly focused on formal training in Ghazals and Hindustani music Instagram

Rahul met Keeravani many years back with the CDs of his songs from two Telugu movies; he was initially part of the latter's chorus team Instagram

His independent songs Poor Boy, Maaki Kirikir et al are popular too Instagram

He was crowned as the winner of Bigg Boss Telugu season 3 hosted by Nagarjuna Akkineni Instagram

He was one of the mentors on the popular reality TV series Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu in 2020 Instagram

"Aaaaaaaaaattttttttttt 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 maaaakkkkiiiiii🔥🔥🔥 #naatunaatu nominated for Oscar's congrats to the team," he tweeted Instagram

Rahul learnt that Ram Charan and Jr NTR would dance on his song much later after recording for the song Instagram