{{Short description|Indian Telugu folk song}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox song | name=Saranga Dariya | cover= | alt= | caption= | type=single | artist= [[Mangli]] (theatrical version) | album=[[Love Story (soundtrack)|Love Story]] (theatrical version) | language=[[Telugu language|Telugu]] | English_title= | released=*{{Start date|2021|2|28|df=y}} (theatrical lyrical) | recorded=2021 | studio=[[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios|AM Studios]], [[Chennai]] | genre=*[[Filmi]] [[Folk music|Folk]] | length=3:47 | label=[[Aditya Music]] | composer=Pawan. Ch (theatrical version) | lyricist=[[Suddala Ashok Teja]] (theatrical version) | producer=Pawan. Ch | prev_title=Oorantha | prev_year=2021 | next_title=Jwala Reddy | next_year=2021 | misc={{External music video |{{YouTube|h9Am4CYaLng|"Saranga Dariya"}} }} }} "'''Saranga Dariya'''" is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Folk music|folk]] song, originally sung by [[Telangana]] folk artistes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-09|title='Saranga Dariya' controversy and Tollywood's appropriation of folk music|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/saranga-dariya-controversy-and-tollywood-s-appropriation-folk-music-144916|access-date=2021-04-09|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> The song was sung by various artistes with slight changes in the lyrics. It is featured in the 2021 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] [[Love Story (2021 film)|''Love Story'']] starring [[Sai Pallavi]]. It is composed by Pawan CH., sung by [[Mangli]] and with lyrics written by [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]. The song became popular, when singer Komali Tatte sang it in the reality TV series ''Relare Rela'' in 2010.<ref name=":0" /> The film's lyrical version was released on 28 February 2021 through [[Aditya Music]].
== Music video == The theatrical version of the song featured [[Sai Pallavi]] dancing with choreography by [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]]. [[Suddala Ashok Teja]] wrote the lyrics for the theatrical version.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-28|title=Meaning of 'Saranga Dariya', Sai Pallavi's viral song from 'Love Story' decoded|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-meaning-of-saranga-dariya-sai-pallavi-viral-song-from-love-story-decoded-komala-totte-mangli-suddala-ashok-teja-2883430|access-date=2021-04-09|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == The song is popular among the Telangana folk songs. The theatrical version of the song became popular due to which it is spotted in top positions in the national music charts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sai Pallavi's song Saranga Dariya from Love Story is the latest Tiktok rage in the US|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/trending/world/sai-pallavis-song-saranga-dariya-love-story-latest-tiktok-rage-us-663081|access-date=2021-04-09|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420132523/https://www.pinkvilla.com/trending/world/sai-pallavis-song-saranga-dariya-love-story-latest-tiktok-rage-us-663081|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sai Pallavi's Saranga Dariya sets new record on YouTube|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/mar/15/sai-pallavis-saranga-dariya-sets-new-record-on-youtube-23337.html|access-date=2021-04-09|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=15 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Singer [[Mangli]] got wider appreciation for her vocals. The lyrical song received praise for Sai Pallavi's dance, choreography and the vocals by Mangli adding a "perfect Telangana nativity to the folk number".<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|title=Sai Pallavi's Saranga Dariya from Love Story hits 85 million views - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/sai-pallavis-saranga-dariya-from-love-story-hits-100-million-views-in-48-hours/articleshow/81293908.cms|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Times of India|date=2 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Controversy === In March 2021, singer Komali Tatte, who gathered and performed the [[Folk music|folk song]] "Saranga Dariya" on a television show years before the release of its theatrical version, stated that she wasn't credited in the lyrical video as promised.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sekhar Kammula clarifies on the Saranga Dariya folk song controversy - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sekhar-kammula-clarifies-on-the-saranga-dariya-folk-song-controversy/articleshow/81450630.cms|access-date=2021-04-09|website=The Times of India|date=11 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Director Kammula responded that Komali will be credited and compensated for the song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-11|title='Will give credit to Komala': Director Shekar Kammula on 'Saranga Dariya' row|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/will-give-credit-komala-director-shekar-kammula-saranga-dariya-row-145010|access-date=2021-03-12|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
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