Sudeep and Ashika Ranganath burn up the dance floor in Kotigobba 3’s dance number Pataki Poriyo

Earlier today, the team of Kiccha Sudeep’s Kotigobba 3, which, unfortunately did not meet its date with audiences owing to technical issues, dropped the video of the hit number Pataki Poriyo. Featuring Ashika Ranganath in her first-ever special number along with Sudeep, the song, composed by Arjun Janya, sung by Vijay Prakash and Anuradha Bhat, with lyrics by filmmaker Anup Bhandari, has been choreographed by renowned dance master Raju Sundaram.

While the lyrical video of the song has already been lapped up, the video came as consolation for fans who were disappointed that the film did not release on October 14. Ashika had earlier said that the team had asked her to be a part of the song for her dance skills, but now that the video is here, it is clear that it is Sudeep who does the heavy-duty moves in it. A few days ago, the actor while talking about the number and Ashika’s work in it, had mentioned their very apparent height difference.

Sudeep had, apparently, told Raju master that given that Ashika would be dancing barefoot in some instances, there was a limit to having him bend over to make up for this height difference. While most of the moves still have Sudeep either arching his back or bending his knees, the picturization also cleverly places him in the background, a few feet behind Ashika, in other shots. For the close-ups, though, the actress does her jhatkas and matkas in heels.

The song, which was shot over four days at a set in Bengaluru is apparently Sudeep’s introduction number in the film.