American singer and Priyanka Chopra‘s husband Nick Jonas has often surprised his Indian fans with his love for Bollywood music. He enjoys playing songs from Hindi movies before his performances and posts videos where he dances to Indian cinema tunes. But the artist’s most recent choice has managed to capture the interest of music lovers who love Tamil music. In this particular case, he selected a Tamil independent song and treated fans to something special.
Nick Jonas and Jonas Brothers dance to Sai Abhyankkar ‘s ‘Radhimaa ‘
Nick Jonas has posted a video online dancing to the hit Tamil song ‘Radhimaa’ composed by Sai Abhyankkar. His brothers Joe and Kevin Jonas and other band members also joined him in the fun. The video was shared as part of their Diwali wishes, with the group seen enjoying the catchy number. The sudden inclusion of a song from the Tamil repertoire grabbed the attention of many Indian fans who were pleased to see the foreign star grooving to a regional hit. Sai Abhyankkar also responded to the video with a “Brothaa (sic)” comment, followed by a heart emoji, showing his joy at this very moment.
Nick Jonas gets a new nickname with a Tamil twist
The video soon became a talking point among social media users, particularly Tamil music fans. Nick Jonas is fondly called India’s ‘National Jiju’ because of his marriage to actress Priyanka Chopra. Fans have now given the popular nickname a Tamil twist after spotting him dancing to Sai Abhyankkar’s song. The track’s catchy phrase ‘thangamaana paiyan’ (golden boy) also became a talking point, with fans playfully connecting it to Nick.
Sai Abhyankkar’s ‘Radhimaa’ dominates social media
‘Radhimaa’, released on August 24, is sung and produced by Sai Abhyankkar, with lyrics written by Vivek. The music video features actor Bhagyashri Borse alongside Sai and is directed by Thejo Bharathwaj. Further, Sai has gained prominence in independent music with hits like ‘Katchi Sera’, ‘Aasa Kooda’ and ‘Pavazha Malli’. Now that Nick Jonas has also become part of the audience for ‘Radhimaa’, the song has received another special moment of recognition.
