Virat Kohli says Silambarasan TRs Nee Singam Dhan is his current favourite fans wonder if STR could play him in a biopic

The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. Karnataka Today Your daily dose of news highlights from Karnataka First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Virat Kohli, showing ‘Nee Singam Dhaan’ playing on his mobile; Silambarasan TR | Photo Credit: @RCBTweets/X and Special Arrangement Cricketing superstar and one of the best Indian batsmen of all time, Virat Kohli, on Thursday (May 1), won the hearts of Tamil star Silambarasan TR and Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman’s fans. Currently spearheading the Royal Challengers Bangalore to the top of the Indian Premier League season table with his batting, Kohli participated in a fun promotional activity in which he was asked about his current favourite song. “You will be shocked,” said the former RCB captain with a smile, before playing ‘Nee Singam Dhan’ from Silambarasan’s Pathu Thala, composed by Rahman. The video took the internet by storm as the song, ever since its release in 2023, has been used repeatedly by cricketing fans to praise the long legacies of their cricketing idols like MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli. Simbu too took note of RCB’s video and reshared it on his social media pages, writing ‘nee singam dhaan @imVkohli’, which translates to ‘You are indeed a lion.’ Nee singam dhan @imVkohli ❤️🔥🦁 https://t.co/qVwdmnLusi ‘Nee Singam Dhan,’ which has lyrics written by Vivek and vocals by Sid Sriram, speaks about channelling a lion-like spirit and bravery. It speaks about being humble and grounded and inspires a fighter’s spirit to overcome challenges. Meanwhile, the post also led to netizens wondering if Silambarasan would be the right choice to play Virat in a potential biopic. Fans shared pictures of the two and tweeted about the similarities in their looks. On the work front, Simbu will be seen soon in Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life. The actor also has STR 49, directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan, STR 50, directed by Desingh Periyasamy and STR 51, with Dragon-maker Ashwath. In case you haven’t checked it out already, here’s the ‘Nee Singam Dhan’ song: Tamil cinema / Indian cinema / cricket / music Terms & conditions  |  Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.