FIFA World Cup: Football fever grips India, Kochi fans compose Malayalam theme song
Kochi: The country is gripped in football fever since Thursday, when the FIFA World Cup 2018 started. With custom cakes, kites, sweets and paint on the house, football fans are expressing their love and passion for the game through innovative ways.
Now Kerala has seen a six-member team of youngsters from Kochi composing a peppy and upbeat theme song in Malayalam to keep the spirits of the fans high and foster football love in them.
Sarath Mohan, the music director of the song, said, "Me and my team created this song to boost the spirit of the football fans in Kerala. It's a very fast song."
"We are Argentina fans and we hope that it lifts the cup," he added.
The song has been sung by Devakrishna, Sujatha and Sarath Mohan under the banner of "She Medias".
Catch the video here:
Kerala’s love for footie further finds voice in the fact that a football-loving couple in Kochi has painted their house in the colour of Brazil's flag and named it "House of Brazil" to show their support to the country in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. The boundary walls of the couple's house is more enthralling as it have pictures of players of the team.
Ladisalu, who owns the house along with her husband, said they built the theme house to set a stage for other fans to come and watch the match with them.
Football-loving couple in Kochi has painted their house in colour of Brazil's flag and named it 'House of Brazil' to show their support to the country in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. (Photo: ANI)
FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting carnival in the world. According to reports, in 2014, 3.2 billion people watched the tournament on TV and football fans have already started adjusting their schedules to enjoy the grand event.
Special screenings are also being organised in sports bars and restaurants in most of the cities in India. Not only this, to lure football fans and making the sporting event more memorable, sports bars and restaurants have customised their menu cards.
