Millions loved the Priya Varrier song, but some have protested
In a twist befitting a campus love story, it appears that the wink that launched a thousand memes and turned 18-year-old Priya Prakash Varrier into a national heartthrob may end up breaking a million hearts.
‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’, the song from Malayalam filmmaker Omar Lulu’s forthcoming film Oru Adaar Love, which went viral on social media, led to a debate on whether it should be retained on YouTube. This is in the wake of a complaint being filed against it in Hyderabad on the grounds that the song hurt the religious sentiments of a particular community.
Mr. Lulu told a Malayalam news channel on Wednesday that he would not like to hurt anyone’s religious sentiments. “We never intended to hurt anyone through its lyrics, but unfortunately a case has been filed,” he said, adding that he was also receiving support from a lot of people.
On Wednesday, a complaint was registered at the Falaknuma police station in Hyderabad by a group of individuals who objected to the lyrics, alleging that it talked about Prophet Mohammed and his wife Hazrath Khadeeja in a manner that would hurt sentiments of Muslims.
“The complainants have raised objection both to the lyrics of the song and the visuals. We have registered a case and are investigating,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police Syed Faisal.
The song, featuring 18-year-old Priya Prakash Varrier in her maiden film, has already registered over 15 million views on YouTube. Varrier’s seesaw with her eyebrows and the lingering wink turned her into a social media sensation overnight.
A star is born
In just two days, the young actor’s Instagram account added over two million followers. Her Facebook page, where she started posting on February 10, has already added over 2,50,000 followers. And on February 11 and 12, the words ‘Priya Prakash Varrier’, ‘Priya Varrier video’, and ‘Priya Varrier Instagram’ were some of the most searched for words on Google in India.
Varrier is a B.Com student at Vimala College, Thrissur, while her co-star in the viral clip, Roshan Abdul Rahoof, was one of the finalists in the Mazhavil Manorama D4 Dance Show.
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Priya Prakash Varrier, The Nation's Crush, Wants To Work With Sanjay Leela Bhansali
While the complete song is out, the next teaser of the film is slated to release soon. The film revolves around the love story of two students and warmth of friendship.
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Priya Prakash Varrier, The Nation's Crush, Wants To Work With Sanjay Leela Bhansali
While the complete song is out, the next teaser of the film is slated to release soon. The film revolves around the love story of two students and warmth of friendship.
The weekend gone by saw the origin of the most viral meme of 2018 yet with actor Priya Prakash Varrier becoming a star overnight with just her glances and expressions. It all started when a small snippet of the song Manikya Malaraya Poovi from the upcoming Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love was unveiled on social media and men all over the country started flooding the social media with memes and love notes for the actor. Released during the Valentine week, the song has caught the fancy of many. In an exclusive interaction with CNN-News18, Varrier shared her elation over the clip going viral and has now received offers from Malayalam, Tamil film industries as well as Bollywood.
“It happened spontaneously. This is my debut film and the director just asked me to give expressions and it just went viral.”
She further shared that her family and friends are excited. “My friends and teachers are very excited, happy and proud. I want to thank all people who gave me love and support. I need prayers too. We are happy but don't know how to handle all this,” she said.
Varrier shared that she always wanted to be an actor and her aim is to work with Padmaavat director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. “I would definitely want to work in Bollywood. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the director I would want to work with. I have got a lot of offers from Malayalam, Tamil and Bollywood. But I have not signed any other movie yet.”
Interestingly, the actor who has gone viral, doesn’t have a Twitter account yet but is quite active on other social media platforms including Instagram and Facebook.
While the complete song is out, the next teaser of the film is slated to release soon. The film revolves around the love story of two students and warmth of friendship.
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