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Published 13:30 IST, September 20th 2019

Priest in Delhi grooves to a hit number, internet becomes No. 1 fan

Lighting up the online space is a video of a Delhi priest Father Mathew Kizhackechira grooving to regional hit number,'Kudukku' and the internet is in love!

Reported by: Radhika Sarkar
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Lighting up the online space is a video of a Delhi priest Father Mathew Kizhackechira grooving to regional hit number,'Kudukku'. The viral song is from Nivin Pauly's Malayalam film, 'Love Action Drama' and has found itself not only on audiences' playlist but the top trending charts of the internet! South Indian actor Nivin Pauly took to the popular Instagram app and shared a clip of the Delhi priest moving to the beats of the poplar number accompanied with two other ever-enthusiastic dancers. "Father Mathew Kizhackechira from New Delhi dancing to #Kudukkusong tune with his team. Thank you Father!", exulted the actor on posting the video. 

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Delhi priest grooving to a hit number:

Internet becomes No. 1 Fan: 

Ever since the video has been posted netizens can't stop raving about the sweet video. "This is so heartwarming", "Amazing", "This just made my day", ranged some of the comments on the post. Within just a span of three days, it has garnered over four lakh views, and it is increasing every second! Read some of the comments below- 

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In an interview with a leading media publication, Father Mathew stated that his performance was impromptu and that he did not plan ahead. He also exclaimed saying that he was shocked about the social media attention and that he never intended on becoming famous. "I didn't intend to be famous. It was an impromptu jig. I had no idea someone was making a video of my dance moves. I only got to know of it when I started getting calls. Many said I reminded them of Nivin Pauly," he said.

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The regional hit number: 

The song 'Kudukku' has become extremely popular and collected 6.7 million views on YouTube.

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13:00 IST, September 20th 2019