If you think only we keep a tab on the trending topics, then you are so wrong. It has become a fashion to attack cinema, especially that is widely covered in news. After Karni Sena’s gratuitous attack against Deepika Padukone-starrer Padmaavat, now a group of Muslim youth have decided to cash on the fame of viral sensation and Malayalam actress Priya Prakash Varrier aka the ‘wink and kiss’ girl. This group from Farrukhnagar in Hyderabad has filed a complaint (FIR) at Falaknuma Police Station against the 18-year-old actress and the makers of the song 'Manikya Malaraya Poovi' for allegedly hurting Muslim sentiments. This comes just days after Priya Varrier’s video from movie Oru Adaar Love went viral on the social media.
Mohammad Abdul Mukhit Khan along with his friends from Farrukhnagar in Hyderabad have registered a case against Manikya Malaraya Poovi makers and its lead actress Priya Prakash Varrier. The group has taken the step as the song based on high-school romance seems to hurt their religious sentiments. According to the complaint filed, the song Manikya Malaraya Poovi when translated into English, insult the Prophet.
Oru Adaar Love, an upcoming romantic movie directed by Omar Lulu. The music is composed by Shaan Rahman while the song Manikya Malaraya Poovi is sung in by talented Vineeth Srineevasan. However, the song with nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube is widely attributed to its leading lady, Priya Prakash, a young teenager who has become the hottest topic of discussion on the internet.
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As mentioned, the film depicting the school romance showed Priya in her role of a high-school student is seen making cute expressions especially when she winked has won the hearts countrywide. Her sweet flirting including flying kisses to actor Roshan Abdul Rahoof has become the talk of the town. Such has been the new-found fame for Priya that her Instagram account boasts of 2.8 million followers in a span of two days! It is but natural the aforementioned complaint by the Muslim group in the name of hurting Prophet is another easy route to come in the limelight. However, it is for the police officials to see if the matter is of serious nature or not.
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