The video of the song ‘Chuttamalle’ from the movie Devara, starring Jr. NTR and Janhvi Kapoor in leading roles, has been released. The song was launched on T-Series’ YouTube channel. ‘Chuttamalle’ was a song that created a lot of excitement in theaters, with videos of audiences singing along going viral on social media. The lyrical video of ‘Chuttamalle’ also gained popularity on social media. Many people have shared reels imitating the dance steps of Jr. NTR and Janhvi from the song. The music for the song was composed by Anirudh Ravichander.
The dance steps performed by Jr. NTR and Janhvi in the song have been widely recreated and shared as reels. Anirudh Ravichander composed the song’s music. However, the song from Devara became a hot topic of discussion due to its resemblance to the viral 2021 song ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ sung by Sri Lankan singer Yohani. Critics accused Anirudh of copying the song. When the song was released, while many praised it, another section criticized Anirudh.
The song ‘Manike Mage Hithe’, sung by Yohani three years ago, gained widespread attention. In 2022, a Hindi version of the song was included in the movie Thank God, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Ajay Devgn, and was also sung by Yohani. Anirudh faced criticism for reusing a melody that had already been heard twice.
‘Manike Mage Hithe’ was originally a cover version sung by Yohani, which gained more acceptance than the original song. Later, T-Series presented this song in Bollywood. Now, T-Series has released a similar song, ‘Chuttamalle’, for Devara, which has sparked reactions.
Devara was released in theaters on September 27. After Janatha Garage, this film marked another collaboration between director Koratala Siva and Jr. NTR, achieving over 500 crore rupees globally. The film was produced by Yuva Sudha Arts and NTR Arts, with the first part of the two-part film released. Jr. NTR plays dual roles as Devara and Varada in the film. The cast also includes Prakash Raj, Shine Tom Chacko, and Sreekanth. The first part of Devara was distributed in Kerala by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films.
