George mocks and praises ‘Mallus’.
By Sreekanth A. Nair
Malayalis usually feel offended when they are called ‘Mallu.’ What if a Malayali calls himself a ‘Mallu’ and feels proud of it. It’s true: a Malayali singer has come up with a song describing everything about Keralites, who are called Mallus by other Indians.
Bengaluru-based singer Rinosh George’s ‘I’M A MALLU’ is gaining popularity in social media. The video uploaded on YouTube has got more than 450,000 views within a week.
Calling himself a Mallu, George loves being an M-A-L-L-U Mallu. He goes on describing everything a Malayali does and likes, from watching Mohanlal movies to eating Poratta (Parotta) and beef curry and from eating meen (fish) with rice and dal to taking a few pegs of MH (Mansion House brandy).
George also mocks Malayalis for their way of speaking English. The video starts with a complement to Keralites, where he says ‘we are ‘simbly’ awesome.’ Keralites are often criticized for pronouncing the letter ‘p’ as ‘b.’
“But have you heard of the ones who do, who can rip you from start to finish? Like Shashi Tharoor and Vidya Balan, Manoj Night Shylaman, Shobhana, Arundhati Roy,” goes the line.
George has also mixed some Malayalam words in the song. He got the idea to make such a song from his friend.
“My ‘This is Bengaluru’ went viral on YouTube when my friend – Ayyapante Amma Neyyappam Chuttu fame actor Paul Mathew, son of late ad filmmaker Mathew Paul, asked me why I shouldn’t write a song on Mallu which can be made another music video. That conversation became an inspiration and I sat to write the lyrics,” Rinosh George told Deccan Chronicle.
“I am a Mallu and what you see in the video is what I wanted to say aloud. And the happiest factor is that all those who watched the video are giving good comments for this work,” he added.
Hailing from Ernakulam in Kerala, George is working as a Radio Jockey. His previous single ‘This is Bengaluru’ was also a hit.
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Awesome