Amitabh Bachchan smitten by Dhanush's 'Kolaveri Di'

 

 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest celebrity to be smitten by the foot-tapping music and the crazy lyrics of 'Kolaveri Di', which has been sung and penned by Tamil movie star Dhanush. Big B congratulated the Tamil actor on the song, which is from the upcoming Tamil movie 3.

Amitabh Bachchan, who is excited over his new-born granddaughter, took to his Twitter account to congratulate Dhanush. Big B tweeted, "Just heard 'Kolaveri di' after much talk on it ... its so original and catchy ..congrats Dhanush and Aishwarya (Rajini's daughter) .. love.

 

 Later, Dhanush, whose real name is Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, thanked Amitabh Bachchan for his complements. On his Twitter page, he wrote, "Its a great honour to get a tweet from Big B, very kind of him. I dedicate the tweet to all you guys who made kolaveri this big. Love you guys. God bless."

However, a promo of the song 'Kolaveri Di' was released on Youtube on November 16. Minutes after this, the track became viral on social networking sites for its quirky Tanglish (Tamil-English) lyrics. It has garnered 14 lakh views on the popular video website.