Does Upendra-starrer UI’s New Song Troll Take A Veiled Dig At Yash, Darshan?

Upendra’s upcoming surrealist action thriller film UI has been dominating the headlines for a long time. Viewers are eagerly anticipating more updates on the project, written and directed by Upendra. Recently, the makers surprised the viewers and unveiled a song from the upcoming movie titled Troll. The song is currently going viral and is garnering everyone’s attention for many reasons. One of them is that some lyrics of the song are an indirect dig at the Kannada stars Yash and Darshan Thoogudeep. Some feel that the lyrics have also targeted the veteran actress Sumalatha. For those who don’t know, Yash, Darshan, and Sumalatha are close friends. Yash and Darshan have campaigned wholeheartedly for Sumalatha when she stood as an independent candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. She had faced stiff opposition in the form of former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy’s son and actor Nikhil Gowda. There is, however, no definite report regarding whether the lyrics of Troll are a form of cryptic dig at Yash, Darshan, and Sumalatha. As of now, this song has garnered more than 41 lakh views on YouTube.

B Ajaneesh Loknath composed the music for this track and also rendered his vocals for it. Besides Loknath, Aishwarya Rangarajan, Harshika Devanath, and Anup Bhandari have also sung this song. Naresh Kumar HN has penned the lyrics.

Ever since the song was released, it has been appreciated by listeners from all quarters. One of the listeners wrote, “Totally Fabulous." Another one said, “Upendra Songs is really next-level good music." “Best song of the year 2024 — never imagine this type of song, legendary director direction," commented a third user. Many showered heart emoticons in the comment section.

UI is a pan-India film, and its teaser was released earlier, which gained accolades from viewers and critics. Social media was buzzing with excitement as users expressed their excitement regarding the release of the film. The teaser launch event was held in Bengaluru and saw the presence of prominent celebrities such as producer Allu Aravind. Actor Shiva Rajkumar also attended the teaser launch event which added to the grandeur of the film’s anticipation.