Dhanush's production house Wunderbar Studios recently became the first South Indian channel on YouTube to have a music video with one billion views. The views were registered on the video song of Rowdy Baby, a number that featured on Dhanush's 2019 release Maari 2.
Now only did Rowdy Baby become the first Tamil music video to rake in a billion views, it also became the first entry from South India to secure a position in the top 5 Indian music videos, that are mostly uploaded on the channels of Hindi music label giants.
Interestingly, all these 5 music videos rank in the bottom range of top 15 Indian YouTube videos with most views. Their ranking amongst other competitors is listed below.
Ranking |
Video |
Category |
Views |
Premiere Date |
1 |
Phonics Song With 2 Words |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
3.24 Billion |
March 6, 2014 |
2 |
Humpty the Train on a Fruits Ride (Hindi) |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
2.09 Billion |
January 26, 2018 |
3 |
Hush a Bye Baby |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
2.06 Billion |
Sep 16, 2017 |
4 |
Lakdi Ki Kathi (Hindi) |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
1.82 Billion |
Jun 13, 2018 |
5 |
Johnny Johnny yes papa |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
1.78 Billion |
Nov 14, 2014 |
6 |
Chal chal Gurram (Telugu) |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
1.42 Billion |
Nov 18, 2016 |
7 |
Hanuman Chalisa (Gulshan Kumar, Hariharan – T Series) |
Devotional |
1.35 Billion |
May 10, 2011 |
8 |
Surprise Eggs Nursery Rhymes |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
1.28 Billion |
September 21, 2015 |
9 |
Laung Laachi (Punjabi - T Series) |
Music / Movies |
1.21 Billion |
February 21, 2018 |
10 |
Numbers Song |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
1.20 Billion |
Jan 27, 2019 |
11 |
Nani Teri Morni Ko (Hindi) |
Rhymes/Lullabies |
1.18 Billion |
Mar 11, 2016 |
12 |
Chotu Ke Golgappe (Hindi) |
Skit |
1.08 Billion |
Jan 26, 2019 |
13 |
Vaaste (Hindi – T Series) |
Music |
1.05 Billion |
April 6, 2019 |
14 |
Mile Ho Tum (Hindi – Zee Music Company) |
Music |
1.03 Billion |
July 26, 2016 |
15 |
Rowdy Baby (Tamil – Wunderbar Studios) |
Music / Movies |
1 Billion |
January 2, 2019 |
15 |
Lehanga (Punjabi – Geet MP3) |
Music |
1 Billion |
August 13, 2019 |