Even in the Paris Olympics which concluded yesterday morning, it may be a little hard to believe if we say that the background of the video of the sports stars of their winning moments was a song filmed from our small town in Kerala, Ponnani.
But the fact is that a music album composed by a Malayalee rapper has been ruling the world music stage for the past few days only at the Olympics. There are many Malayalam presences behind the album Big Dogs.
Big Dogs is currently at number 9 on the Spotify Global Top Chart and currently at number 4 on the Global Top Music Chart. Even after a month of its release, Hanumankind and Big Dogs are the talk of the town. The rap song performed by Hanumankind performing live stunts on a bike and a car running in the well of death has already been watched by 34 million viewers on YouTube alone.
That’s how it becomes clear that Suraj Cherukat, a well-known Ponnani actor, is a Malayali behind not only the filming but also the song, Hanumankind. The fan base that Ponnanikaran Malayali Suraj Cherukat has developed in five years is beyond belief. Celebrities including popular US rapper Project Rat have shared Sooraj’s latest snap. Americans describe Sooraj as their own cousins.
