Top 10 Best Tamil Internet Virals of 2018
This list highlights the internet virals that took place in Tamil Nadu during 2018, across various social media platforms.
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Karan's Shroov
Shroov was a background music track from the movie Coimbatore Mapillai (1996), where Karan played a negative role. Suddenly, the Shroov background music went viral on the internet after 22 years. It also made actor Karan famous again.
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GoBackModi Hashtag
On April 12, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Chennai for Defense Expo 2018. He was unwelcome, with black flags, black balloons, and the #GoBackModi hashtag trending globally at number one. This protest was due to the central government's delay in setting up the Kaveri Water Management Board.
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SaveDelta Hashtag
The SaveDelta hashtag on Twitter was trending in the state, asking for a relief fund for Gaja Cyclone victims across the nation.
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Musically & Tik Tok
Musically and TikTok are Android applications that were trending among youngsters. TikTok and Musically videos mainly featured movie dialogues and songs mimicked by individuals or groups. These videos went viral on social networks. Some women were criticized by the public for their indecent portrayals in the videos.
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Bijili Ramesh
Fun Panrom is a prank show aired on the Black Sheep YouTube channel. Bijili Ramesh was a person pranked by the Fun Panrom team. The Bijili Ramesh prank went viral on YouTube and crossed 3 million views as of January 2019.
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Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Trailer Remixes
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is a multi-starrer Tamil movie directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Silambarasan, Aravind Swamy, Arun Vijay, and Vijay Sethupathy. The movie trailer was released on YouTube to a huge response from the audience, leading to several remixes of the trailer.
Some of the remixes featured top actors (Rajinikanth, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Suriya, and Vikram), yesteryear actors (Karan, Vimal, Ramki, and Prashanth), cricket players (Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, and Virat Kohli), politicians (M.K. Stalin, O. Panneerselvam, Edappadi K. Palanisamy, Seeman, and Vijayakanth), Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Hulk), Malayalam actors (Mohanlal, Mammootty, Prithviraj, Dulquer Salmaan, and Nivin Pauly), and WWE wrestlers (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Finn Balor).
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H Raja Periyar Tweet
H. Raja from the BJP tweeted in response to the destruction of Lenin's statue in Tripura, saying, "Today it's Lenin's statue, tomorrow it will be casteist E.V. Ramasamy's statue." This tweet went viral and received a lot of opposition from Dravidian parties. H. Raja reported that it was posted without his knowledge by his admin.
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Sivakumar Knocks Out Fan Selfie
Actor Sivakumar knocked out a fan's mobile phone when the fan tried to take a selfie without Sivakumar's permission. Sivakumar's act was widely criticized by the Tamil people. Later, he apologized for his action.
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Sun News Reader Anitha Sampath Memes
Anitha Sampath is a newsreader on Sun News. She went viral on the internet, attracting a group of youngsters.
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Rajini's Statement - Anti-Social Elements/Smooga Virothi (Sterlite)
Actor Rajinikanth visited Tuticorin after the Sterlite shootings by the government. He claimed that the gunshots were due to anti-social elements (samooga virodhi). The YouTube channel Saravanan Paramanantham claimed that Rajinikanth's statement was against the people and a conspiracy to label them as terrorists.
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Chinmayi-Vairamuthu Me Too
The #MeToo hashtag was trending in Tamil Nadu on Twitter, helping expose female film celebrities who were harassed and abused by male celebrities. Singer Chinmayi accused lyricist Vairamuthu of abusing her. Chinmayi also accused singer Karthik. Additionally, A.R. Reihana made accusations against Vairamuthu. Other celebrities included Amala Paul, who accused director Susi Ganesan, and Sri Ranjani (Vijay TV anchor), who accused Ghadam Umashankar and John Vijay. Some people supported Vairamuthu, claiming he was genuine.
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Keerthi Suresh Pudhu Metro Rail Reactions Troll
Keerthy Suresh is an actress who often gets trolled by netizens. When the Pudhu Metro Rail video song from the movie Saamy Square was released on YouTube, she was trolled for her expressions in the song.
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Krrch Memes - Singamuthu & Vadivelu
Bhagavathi is a Tamil movie starring Vijay. In the movie, there is a comedy scene featuring Vadivelu and Singamuthu. A frame from that scene was created as a meme and went trending after Shroov.
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Vijay's Statement - Ummunu Gummunu Jammunu
Actor Vijay, during his speech at the Sarkar movie audio launch, said, "Usupetharavankitta ummunu, kadupetharavankitta gummunu iruntha, valkai jammanu irukkum." This dialogue went viral on the internet.
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ThelPathriSing Memes
"Thelpathrising" is background music from a Vadivelu comedy scene in the movie Rendu, starring Madhavan. Thelpathrising comedy memes went viral on the internet.
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Vadivelu's Mothama Close Memes
A meme featuring Vadivelu and Sarathkumar, where Vadivelu says Mothama Close, went trending across Facebook and various social networks. The meme template was from a comedy scene in the movie Dosth.
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Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale - Geetha Govindam
Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale is a Telugu song from the movie Geetha Govindam. This song went viral and was enjoyed by the Tamil audience.
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Nasser Pombala Sokku Memes
"Pombala Sokku Kekudho," a dialogue by Nasser from the movie Em Magan starring Bharath, suddenly went viral on the internet. Many memes were created on Facebook and YouTube.
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LMES Vs Ramar Pillai
Let's Make Engineering Simple (LMES) is a YouTube channel that recently released a video claiming that Ramar Pillai's bio-fuel is fake and a scam. In an interview with Aadhan Media, Ramar Pillai mentioned that LMES was not genuine. The confusion remains.
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Napolean Manivannan Memes (Panju Mittai - Ettupatti Rasa)
Panju Mittai Selai Katti is a song from the movie Ettupatti Rasa starring Napoleon in the lead role. A frame from the song featuring Napoleon, Urvashi, Kushboo, Manivannan, and Kumarimuthu was made into a meme and went viral on the internet.
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Philips Mohan Fight
A funny fight between two drunken people named Philips and Mohan went viral on social networks.
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Gunama Solanum - Girl Child Video
A video featuring a conversation between a cute girl child and her mother went viral. The baby girl, named P. Smithika, advises her mother, "Adikama Gunama Sollanum." This funny video went viral on all social networks.
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Rajini's Statement - Who Are Those 7 People/Yaar Antha 7 Peru (Rajiv Gandhi Case)
Actor Rajinikanth, in a press meet, was questioned about the seven people who were arrested in the Rajiv Gandhi murder case and have been in prison for the past 27 years. Rajinikanth replied, "Yaar antha 7 peru?" ("Who are those seven people?"), which shocked everyone.
This response was widely criticized by netizens. Later, in another press meet, Rajinikanth clarified that he knew who those seven people were and had recommended their release on humanitarian grounds.
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Video Memes - TR's Naan Petredutha Pillai Simbu
Video Memes, a YouTube channel, released a video named TR Anthem (Naan Petredutha Pillai Simbu), and it went viral on social media. TR Anthem is a troll video of actor T. Rajendar.
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Saapaduthan Mukiyam - Boy Child Video
A video featuring a funny conversation between a boy child and his maternal uncle. His maternal uncle asks, "Sangam mukkiyama? Saapadu mukkiyama?" The little boy replies, "Saapadu thaan mukkiyam." The little boy, from Tuticorin, is named Pranav, and this video went viral on the internet.
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Bayanthuten Child Video
A video featuring a conversation between a child and her relative. The girl says "Bayanthuten" whenever she is scared by her relative. This funny video went viral across social networks.
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Apollo 1 Crore Idly
Former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was hospitalized in Apollo Hospital, Chennai, and she died after 75 days of treatment. Jayalalithaa's hospital bill was 6.85 crore for the 75 days of treatment, and it was mentioned that Jayalalithaa's food bill alone was 1.17 crore. It was reported that she was unconscious for many days, and moreover, it is impossible for someone who is ill to eat food worth 1.17 crore. Some reports say that it was the food bill of all the ministers and media who were with Jayalalithaa. Former CM Jayalalithaa's death is still a mystery.