Almost seven months after the song Maanikya Malaraya Poovi from the Malayalam movie Oru Adaar Love went viral, the makers have released the second song. The song, Freak Penne, featuring the viral wink girl Priya Prakash Varrier, Roshan Abdul Rahoof, and Noorin Shereef among others, is #1 trending video on YouTube. In the fast number, the actors, donning colourful costumes and chic hairstyles, showcase some swift dance moves.
Though the first song was a massive hit, the second number is being massively trolled in the comments on the YouTube page. While some users commented on the gibberish lyrics, there were others who trolled Priya Prakash Varrier and even compared her to Dhinchak Pooja. What is striking is the number of dislikes the song has garnered within a day—241,000 dislikes as opposed to 31,000 likes.
Maanikya Malaraya Poovi went viral in February for a scene which featured the actress Priya Prakash Varrier flirtatiously winking at a boy, and playing around with her eyebrows. She garnered one million followers on Instagram in just a single day, reportedly becoming the fastest Indian celebrity to do so. As per the latest Google trends reports, Priya Prakash Varrier outstripped even Bollywood stars like actor Deepika Padukone, and Sunny Leone in number of searches.
A complaint was filed by a group from Hyderabad against Priya Prakash Varrier and makers of the song Manikya Malaraya Poovi. The group alleged that the song hurts sentiments of Muslims. The Supreme Court, in August, quashed the FIR filed against Priya and the team. The case was heard by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud. According to reports, Dipak Misra said to the state counsel: “Somebody in a film sings a song and you have no other job but to file a case.”
