Despite mixed response, Sarkar’s Simtaangaran storms YouTube

Simtaangaran, the most eagerly awaited first single from Thalapathy Vijay and star Tamil director AR Murugadoss’ upcoming political thriller Sarkar, was released at 6 PM last evening. Composed by Oscar winner AR Rahman, the song received a strong mixed response from the ardent fans of Rahman and Vijay.

However, this did not show any impact on the song’s mania on YouTube. The song went on to amass over 6.5 million views with more than 4 lakh likes, proving how excited fans are about Sarkar. The song is also trending at the 15th spot in YouTube India trends.

Keerthy Suresh is the films leading lady. Sun Pictures banner has bankrolled sarkar with a whopping budget. The film is slated for release during the upcoming Diwali season.