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                      Dhanush's <em>Kolaveri Di</em> at Mind Rocks Chennai

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                      Actor-singer Dhanush was greeted with wolf whistles, screams and thunderous applause as he entered the hall during the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2011 in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      A lot of Dhanush's fans had turned up mystified and motivated by the question Why this Kolaveri Di.

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                      "English is not my installed language," was the first sentence Dhanush said, setting the tone for the candid talk that followed. "Kolaveri Di is nothing but a simple attempt to please Tamil speaking youngsters."

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                      Actor-singer Dhanush at the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2011 in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      At the summit, Dhanush unveiled two special covers of India Today magazine; one featuring him on the cover and the other featuring his superstar father-in-law Rajinikanth.

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                      Audience at the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      At the end of the Question and Answer Session when Dhanush was asked to hum a line from the song Why This Kolaveri Di, Dhanush not only obliged but also walked into the audience and danced with them.

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                      Actor-singer Dhanush performs with audience on Why This Kolaveri Di, at the India Today Youth Summit 2011 in Chennai.

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                      Young and old alike sang and danced with Dhanush with many climbing onto tables to take videos of the momentous occasion on their mobiles.

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                      Actor-singer Dhanush performs with audience on Why This Kolaveri Di, at the India Today Youth Summit 2011 in Chennai.

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                      Dhanush, the Kolaveri Di sensation, breaks into an impromptu jig with the audience at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai.

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                      Dhanush summed up the effect and after-effect of the song by stating "The song chose us, we didn't choose it."

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                      Music director Anirudh Ravichander composed the tune of the song, Kolaveri Di, in 20 minutes, Dhanush came up with the lyrics in six minutes and a rough version of the song was recorded in 25 minutes.

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                      Dhanush performs with audience on Why This Kolaveri Di, at the India Today Youth Summit 2011 in Chennai.

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                      Young fans of Dhanush jam up on the song Why This Kolaveri Di, at the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      Dhanush, the Kolaveri Di sensation, breaks into an impromptu jig with the audience at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai.

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                      Dhanush, the Kolaveri Di sensation, breaks into an impromptu jig with the audience at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai.

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                      Young fans of Dhanush queue up to get a glimpse and autograph of their icon at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai.

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                      Dhanush signs autographs for his fans at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      Dhanush signs more autographs for his fans at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      Actor-singer Dhanush at the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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                      India Today Group Chief Creative Officer Kalli Purie presents a memento to Dhanush at the India Today Youth Summit in Chennai on December 10, 2011

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                      Fans at the India Today Youth Summit had nothing to complain about as the star happily posed for cameras with them.

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