‘Parole’ fame Harshitha J Pisharody attempts ‘Mammootty rap’

Rap songs are slowly gaining acceptance in Malayalam music industry. Of late, many women are also stepping into this new musical turf, which hasn’t beem tapped much into.

The latest to join the bandwagon is actress

Harshitha J Pisharody

, who played a character in the film ‘

Parole

,’ directed by Sharrath Sandith and was released in April, 2018.

She launched the video of a rap song on the occasion of actor Mammootty’s 69th birthday, recently. Sharing the video, Harshitha captioned it thus:

A tribute to my loving IKKA..
The Mega Boss
plz share & support
Love You All

The rap song strings together names of about 35 movies in which Mammootty has acted. The song starts ‘Ee Naadin Valsalyathin Ore Kadalin… and goes on to wish the actor a great day. Interestingly, the making of the song was a family affair for the singer – actress. It was Harshitha’s mother Smitha Pisharody who wrote the lyrics of the song. Her father, music director Jayan Pisharody, did the orchestration and keyboard programming for the energetic track. The video also features various evergreen characters played by Mammootty.

Harshitha, who hails from Kottayam, is also a dancer who has been a regular participant in school-based talent festivals across the State. She played the character of Miya’s daughter in the film ‘Parole,’ which was her debut movie. During her interview around the release of her film, Harshitha had revealed that she could hardly be confident initially while shooting with Mammootty, though he turned out to be quite warm and friendly soon away. She had also said that the crew members were quite supportive and cordial to her, while Mammootty also offered her some helpful tips while acting.