Ziva Dhoni, former India cricket captain MS Dhoni and wife Sakshi's daughter, is melting hearts yet again. This time the 2-year-old croons Kani kanum neram kamalanethrante, a Malayalam devotional song sung during the festival of Vishu.
A video posted on Ziva’s Instagram account shows the toddler singing the Malayalam song, despite being unwell – even coughing at the end of the clip.
Not surprisingly, Ziva has garnered her a huge fan following, with people all praise for the toddler singing in Malayalam. The video has already notched up over 1.39 lakh views and counting.
This isn’t the first time she’s winning the Internet, having also recently sung another Malayalam devotional song, Ambalappuzha which featured in the Malayalam film Adwaitham. That video, published in October, has garnered over 4.31 lakh views.
And yes, Ziva at age 2, can already say ‘zha’ perfectly. Ziva has learnt Malayalam songs thanks to her Malayali nanny, ‘Sheila Aunty’.
After the video went viral, reports say that Ziva been invited to sing at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple in Alappuzha district for the upcoming Sree Krishna festival in January.
Ziva Dhoni's Instagram has over 1,06,000 followers and she's already quite the celebrity online.
Watch a classic rendition of Kani kanum neram kamalanethrante by the legendary singer KS Chithra here: