Actress Pooja Hegde is no newbie to viral dance numbers, having songs like Butta Bomma, Arabic Kuthu, and Kanimaa to her repertoire. The leading lady has made her first special appearance in Tamil, with the Monica song in Rajinikanth-lead Coolie. Monica released July 11, 2025 has now crossed 10M+ views on YouTube. 

Coolie is a production ventures of Sun Pictures, the banner also behind Beast (2022), that gave Pooja Hegde the viral Arabic Kuthu under Anirudh Ravichander's composition. While Arabic Kuthu was a duet with Beast's leading actors Vijay and Pooja Hegde, Monica is a dance track dedicated solely to Pooja Hegde's cameo. 

A press release from team Coolie attributes Monica's success to Pooja Hegde's synergic streak with such chart toppers. The actress' presence definitely brings momentum to the table, and team Coolie alludes this to Pooja Hegde's 'mass appeal' with her impeccable dance talent. 

Coolie's Monica is Pooja Hegde's second viral hit of 2025 after Retro's Kanimaa. Retro produced by Suriya and Karthik Subbaraj's home banners had Santhosh Narayanan for music, and T-Series as the label. Coolie written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj releases August 14, 2025.