A recent video of a 'dancing elephant' from Kerala has grabbed eyeballs on the internet. While some imagine it to be the animal, it is clear that it's a mascot dressed in an elephant costume and grooving to the popular Rajinikanth song, 'Kaavaalaa'. The video shows the mascot following a well-synchronised choreography and dancing to the tunes of 'Kaavaalaa' in the middle of the road in Kerala, surrounded by an audience. For those coming late to the story, 'Kaavaalaa' features Rajinikanth and Tamannaah Bhatia and took the internet by storm last year. Shared by a Reddit handle r/Kerala, the caption read, "Nammadey aaana inganeyalaaaa (Our elephant is not like this)." Watch the viral video here: The video has garnered mixed reactions from internet users. While some couldn't figure out if it was a real elephant, others call it a good change. Reacting to the video, a user commented, "Now see this is fun. Let the poor animals be free in wild. We can entertain ourselves." Another user—who recently watched Poacher on Prime Video — shared, “As per the series, there are more than 2300 captive elephants in India. I hope someday all of them will return to their natural habitat n have a peaceful life as others.” "I didn't realise it was a costume until I read the comments. Kudos, we need such costumes for ulsavam, poorams and all those cultural koppu," the third user wrote. Earlier this month, a similar video went viral that triggered a controversy on social media. The video showed an elephant — surrounded by a crowd — dancing to peppy dhol beats. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2bb6FfplLV/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=e2897130-2477-4249-8bd6-f157d1cdb70f In another video, a mascot in Dhaka caught the customer’s attention as he grooved to the Bollywood song, ‘Pinky.’
