The first song “Aaya Sher” from the Telugu superstar Nani-starrer The Paradise, directed by Srikanth Odela, has crossed 101 million views on YouTube and continues to trend globally. Along with crossing 101 million views, the song has also garnered 1.3 million likes on YouTube. The film will hit the theatres globally on August 21, 2026. This film, which will see the Nani-Srikanth Odela team together after the blockbuster film ‘Dussehra’, is being produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri, the producer of Dussehra. He is producing the film under the banner of Sreelakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas.
Even after two months of its release, the song is still attracting audiences globally. The song, released on the occasion of Nani’s birthday, created a record by garnering more than 15 million views within 24 hours of its release. The song, which topped the music charts in India and the UAE, also topped the music charts in countries like the UK, Australia, Singapore, Canada, Saudi Arabia, USA, and New Zealand. Nani’s iconic hook step in this song also went viral globally.
“Aaya Sher” is Nani’s introduction song in the film. The song, written by Kasarla Shyam, is sung by Addula Jangireddy, Akunuri Devaiah, and Anirudh Ravichander. Anirudh himself has composed the music for this song. ‘The Paradise’ is the second film in which Nani and music director Anirudh Ravichander will be working together after the films Jersey and Gang Leader. The song was choreographed by Sudhan Master, who worked on Vijay’s film Jana Nayak.
‘The Paradise’ is set to be the biggest release of Nani’s career. The posters, including the first look, and the glimpse video Spark of Paradise have garnered a lot of attention on social media. Bollywood stars Raghav Juyal, Sampoornesh Babu, Mohan Babu, Sonali Kulkarni, Eshwari Rao, Raja Ravindra, Thanikela Bharani, MS Chaudhary and Ram Jagan are the other stars in the film. The film will be released in eight languages globally. The film will be released in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, English and Spanish.
Written and directed by Srikanth Odela, Producer – Sudhakar Cherukuri, Banner – SLV Cinemas, Cinematography – CH Sai, Music – Anirudh Ravichander, Editing – Naveen Nooli, Production Design – Avinash Kolla, Audio – Sarigama Music, Marketing – First Show, PRO – Sabari.
