Why is this Malayalam song Internet's latest obsession?
What's the story
With Valentine's Day approaching, the Internet has been crushing over an endearing clip of a Malayalam love track 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi'.
While the video from the film 'Oru Adaar Love' features an array of lovestruck teenagers, there is this one couple that floored everybody with their romantic gesture.
Here's how the song is winning hearts.
Social media goes gaga
Actress Priya Prakash Varrier catches Internet's fancy
The netizens, in particular, have been bowled over by the actress of the song, Priya Prakash Varrier, who is making her debut with this film.
Her flirtatious wink to her lover across the hall is what the people have been obsessed with.
The newbie actress has been trending all over the social media ever since the song came out.
Numbers say it all
The song has been ruling the internet
'Manikya Malaraya Poovi' has amassed a massive 4.5 million views on YouTube in the past two days. It has also been trending across the other social media platforms.
This is the second such instance after another Malayalam song 'Jimikki Kammal' took the Internet by storm a couple of months back.
Twitter Post
Twitter couldn't resist turning the song into a meme
who tf did this ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/87SlMPWhre
— ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ (@firkiii) February 11, 2018
Going places already
Priya Prakash sets a world record of sorts
The 19-year-old Malayalam actress has now joined the likes of Kylie Jenner and Cristiano Ronaldo in fetching the maximum number of followers on Instagram in a single day.
Hailing from Thrissur, Kerala, Priya is currently pursuing B.Com and is fond of music, dancing and travelling.