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Grade C5 sourcesHIS-01113

Why This Kolaveri Di: the recording-room video

Music · 2011 · Niche

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A Tanglish studio video passed 25 million YouTube views within a month.

Original · Sony Music India / Dhanush / Anirudh Ravichander

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How it works
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Numbers

Original video views within one month, lower bound
25M
YouTube · Google India
Seed to milestone
8 days
Nov 16 ’11 to Nov 24 ’11
Platforms
4
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Response chainPrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Sony released a recording-room performance after an earlier leak. Fans discussed its Tamil-English phrasing, while the label promoted it across Facebook pages. Rewrites and an English R&B cover carried the song beyond the original film audience.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

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Timeline (8)

  1. October 2011

    Tamil-film fans precursor · Oct 31 ’11

    A fan alerted the filmmakers to a leaked song upload before the official studio video.[2]

  2. November 2011

    Sony Music India seed · Nov 16 ’11

    Released the recording-room video for the song from the film 3.[1][2]

  3. Amitabh Bachchan / MTV India platform jump · Nov 23 ’11

    Mint dates Bachchan’s endorsement and MTV play to the day before the measured November 24 Twitter-window peak.[2]

Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
IN
Original video views within one month, lower bound
25M
YouTube · Google India
Evidence
Grade C

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5 more events on this chart

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  1. October 2011

    Tamil-film fans precursor · Oct 31 ’11

    A fan alerted the filmmakers to a leaked song upload before the official studio video.[2]

  2. November 2011

    Sony Music India seed · Nov 16 ’11

    Released the recording-room video for the song from the film 3.[1][2]

  3. Amitabh Bachchan / MTV India platform jump · Nov 23 ’11

    Mint dates Bachchan’s endorsement and MTV play to the day before the measured November 24 Twitter-window peak.[2]

  1. milestone · Nov 24 ’11

  2. platform jump · Nov 26 ’11

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