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{{short description|Malayalam song}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Manikya Malaraya Poovi
| cover =
| alt =
| type = [[Song]]
| artist = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
| album = [[Oru Adaar Love]]
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| released = February 2018 (original version in 1978)
| format =
| recorded = 2017 (original version in 1978)
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Filmi]], [[Mappila Song|Mappila]]
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=17}}
| label =
| composer = Thalassery K Refeeque (originally in 1978) <br> [[Shaan Rahman]] (for the movie)
| lyricist = PMA Jabbar
| producer =
}}
'''Manikya Malaraya Poovi''' is a [[Mappila song]] originally composed by Thalassery Rafeeque in 1978 and performed by [[Eranjoli Moosa]]. The song which was later recomposed by [[Shaan Rahman]] for the 2018 [[Malayalam film]] [[Oru Adaar Love]] is sung by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-12|title=Oru Adaar Love track Manikya Malaraya Poovi: The Priya Prakash Varrier song is sweet but not extraordinary|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/oru-adaar-love-manikya-malaraya-poovi-priya-varrier-vijay-5060399/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> It became the fastest video from [[South India]] to receive 50 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-10|title=Priya Varrier's Manikya Malaraya Poovi song becomes the fastest South Indian video to cross 50 million views on YouTube|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/priya-varriers-manikya-malaraya-poovi-song-becomes-the-fastest-south-indian-video-to-cross-50-million-views-on-youtube-1174830/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Bollywood Life|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Priya Prakash Varrier's song Manikya Malaraya Poovi is the fastest video from South India to have large number of viewers - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/priya-prakash-varriers-song-manikya-malaraya-poovi-is-the-fastest-video-from-south-india-to-have-large-number-of-viewers/articleshow/63233841.cms|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Background==
Manikya Malaraya Poovi is considered as one of the finest songs in the [[Mappila Song]], a folklore [[Muslim]] music genre in [[Kerala]]. Originally composed by [[Thalassery]] K. Refeeque in 1978, it was written by P.A Jabbar and is performed by [[Eranjoli Moosa]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-16|title=Manikya Malaraya Poovi belongs to a rich musical tradition of Kerala|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/priya-prakash-varrier-melodies-from-malabar-5065777/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The song is also considered as one of the best performance by Moosa and he has performed it in several stages. The song compares the beauty of Khadeeja, the wife of [[Prophet Muhammad]], to a pearl flower, during her first interaction with him. In 2018, the song was recreated by [[Shaan Rahman]] for the film Oru Adaar Love directed by [[Omar Lulu]] and was sung by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priya Prakash Varrier breaks YouTube record—Read details|url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/priya-prakash-varrier-breaks-youtube-record-read-details-2080875.html/amp|access-date=2021-02-15|website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Smrity|date=2018-02-22|title=Priya Prakash Varrier, Roshan Abdul Rahoof To Recreate Manikya Malaraya Poovi Magic With New Romantic Track (Video)|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/priya-prakash-varrier-roshan-abdul-rahoof-to-recreate-manikya-malaraya-poovi-magic-with-new-romantic-track-video-2909218/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=india.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Popularity==
Before its release, a short clip from the song, that shows the actress [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] winking was released which became viral on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 13, 2018|first=Kirubhakar|last=Purushothaman|title=Before Priya Prakash Varrier's viral Manikya Malaraya Poovi: Songs social media fell in love with|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/priya-prakash-varrier-viral-songs-1168418-2018-02-13|access-date=2021-02-15|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Later, the song also became trending on youtube upon its release and became the fastest South Indian video to get 50 million views.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thanks to Priya Prakash Varrier, Manikya Malaraya Poovi achieves a new record|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/regional-cinema/story/priya-prakash-varrier-manikya-malaraya-poovi-fastest-song-to-gain-50-million-views-1185361-2018-03-09|access-date=2021-02-15|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Controversy==
A group of Muslims filed a complaint with the [[Hyderabad City Police|Hyderabad police]], accusing the visuals in the song hurting their religious sentiments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manikya Malaraya Poovi: Hyderabad Muslim body issues Fatwa against viral song - Mumbai Mirror|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/hyderabad-muslim-body-issues-fatwa-against-viral-song/amp_articleshow/62939823.cms|access-date=2021-02-15|website=mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com}}</ref> Raza Academy, which represents the [[Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslims]] of the Barelvi sect in [[Mumbai]] demanded to cut the objectionable portions of the song, and threatened to launch a nation-wide agitation if their demand was not met.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ameerudheen|first=T. A.|title=Priya Varrier’s viral song ‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’ gets Kerala’s Muslim folk poetry wider attention|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/868987/priya-verriers-viral-song-manikya-malaraya-poovi-gets-keralas-muslim-folk-poetry-wider-attention|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2018 songs]]
[[Category:Malayalam film songs]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]

Manikya Malaraya Poovi - Revision history

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