Pennin Manathai Thottu
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Pennin Manathai Thottu is a South
South India
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 Indian
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 Tamil film
Tamil cinema
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 released in 2000.
It contains the song "Kalluri Vaanil" danced by Prabhu Deva Sundaram.

Soramimi spoof

The song "Kalluri Vaanil" danced by Prabhu Deva Sundaram became widely known on the internet in the form of a soramimi
Soramimi
or ; is a Japanese term for homophonic translation of song lyrics, that is, interpreting lyrics in one language as similar-sounding lyrics in another language...

 spoof and viral video
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, following its subtitling as "Benny Lava" by YouTube
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user Mike Sutton (Buffalax, now buffalax469). The name comes from the subtitling of the lead line "Kalluri vaanil kaayndha nilaavo?" as "My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava!".

Another soramimi spoof and viral video featuring this song became widely known among Brazilian internet users. For the creators of this spoof, the first verse of the song (Kalluri vaanil kaayndha nilaavo?) sounds like "Vai lá, Rivaldo, sai desse lago" (Portuguese for "Come on, Rivaldo, get out of that lake").

Another version by You Tube user mordonopolpo was in Italian, where "Kalluri vaanil kaayndha nilaavo" became "Ah lurida! Vin quando mi lavo" (Italian for "Hey dirty (f)! Come in when I wash up myself").
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