‘Karinkaliyalle’ track goes viral again, thanks to Fahadh Faasil-starrer ‘Aavesham’

Karinkaliyalle song released in 2022 has gone viral yet again thanks to the movie Aavesham starring Fahadh Faasil

Ranga, Fahadh Faasil’s outrageously exaggerated gangster character in Aavesham, brings the house down when he says he is not getting enough likes for his Instagram reel featuring the song ‘Karinkaliyalle’. You see just four likes!

However, Ranga’s wish has finally been fulfilled. Social media is flooded with several versions of the reel posted by people of all ages and from all walks of life, including celebrities and cricketers.

The reel shows Ranga peeking from behind a pillar, alternating between expressions of joy and anger. Ranga was making his version of the reel that went viral on social media in 2022.

The song was created by a group of musicians in and around Thrissur for an album, Karinkali, celebrating the deity of Kodungallur Devi Temple in the district. It is composed by Shaiju Avaran, written by Kannan Mangalath and sung by Anoop Puthiyedath and Vineesh Kallettumkara.

“It was a few months ago that the production house got in touch with us. Later, they entered into an agreement with me, Kannan and our producer, Jaineesh Manappully. We were requested to keep it a secret. We are extremely happy that the song is trending again. What is special is that our names have appeared on the big screen for the first time (the team has been acknowledged in the credits),” says Shaiju, adding that his first song with Kannan, ‘Ellolamthari’, was used in the movie Jo and Jo.

Shaiju notes that Kannan had written the pallavi of the song some four years ago. “We used to sing it when we got together with our friends. When the pandemic hit and we had pretty much nothing to do, I sang these lines and posted it on our Facebook page with a few visuals of the Kodungallur temple. We released it to coincide with the annual Bharani festival of the temple. The content was appreciated and people kept asking for the full song. Later, when our producer approached me for a song I gave him this one. By then Kannan had written the remaining lyrics,” says Shaiju.

The track won legions of fans when it was released in 2022 and there was a deluge of reels and videos on social media, especially on the now-banned TikTok. “I don’t remember who started it. A reel that got noticed was the one posted on the page of Kochi Metro,” says Shaiju, a painter.