Video of Maari song 'Rowdy Baby' garners 1 billion views, Dhanush thanks audience

Actor Dhanush on Monday took to Twitter to thank audiences after the chartbuster 'Rowdy Baby' clocked up over 1 billion views on YouTube. He said the song had achieved this rare feat on the ninth anniversary of his other widely popular number Kolaveri Di.

The video of the song, from Maari 2 (2018), features Dhanush and Sai Pallavi. The song, which was sung by Dhanush and Dhee, was choreographed by Prabhu Deva.



Dhanush tweeted: “What a sweet coincidence this is Rowdy baby hits 1 billion views on same day of the 9th anniversary of Kolaveri di. We are honoured that this is the first South Indian song to reach 1 billion views. Our whole team thanks you from the heart (sic).”

What a sweet coincidence this is ❤️❤️ Rowdy baby hits 1 billion views on same day of the 9th anniversary of Kolaveri di. We are honoured that this is the first South Indian song to reach 1 billion views. Our whole team thanks you from the heart ❤️❤️

— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) November 16, 2020

Directed by Balaji Mohan, the film features music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. A thrilled Yuvan expressed his gratitude and joy on the micro-blogging site: “It was a sweet surprise for me when I was notified by my fans, that the Rowdy Baby has created another milestone, & has reached billion views, Alhamdulillah. Thanking everyone on this (sic).” 

It was a sweet surprise for me when I was notified by my fans, that the Rowdy Baby has created another milestone, & has reached billion views, Alhamdulillah.
Thanking everyone on this..

— Raja yuvan (@thisisysr) November 16, 2020

Sai Pallavi also thanked fans for making the song a smash hit.

“Thank you all for owning Rowdy baby. 1 Billion love and counting (sic),” she wrote.

Thank you all for owning Rowdy baby ❤️ 1 Billion love and counting ❤️🙈

— Sai Pallavi (@Sai_Pallavi92) November 16, 2020

Last year, Rowdy Baby became the most viewed video song on the video-sharing platform in India, as per YouTube Rewind. Globally, Rowdy Baby was the seventh most viewed video with over 715 million views. It was the first time a Tamil song had featured in the top ten lists of most-viewed music videos.

Last seen on screen in Vetrimaaran’s Asuran (2019), based on the Tamil novel Vekkai, Dhanush is awaiting the release of Mari Selvaraj’s Karnan (2020). He recently completed shooting for Aanand L Rai’s Atrangi Re (2021).