Danced in garbage for 3 days for this song: Reeshma Nanaiah

'Trollagatte', a track from Upendra’s upcoming film, UI, has been making a buzz online ever since it was released. And Reeshma Nanaiah, who is seen in the song shaking a leg amid piles of garbage, is ecstatic about the reception it’s received.
As for the garbage in the song, she tells us that it was all very real. “Two trucks of garbage were unloaded in front of us and we were told that it would be used for the song.We worked amid that stink for three days. But by then, we got used to the smell,” she laughs.
‘The song refers to all the trending reels and memes’
With over 14 million views combined, the Trollagatte song has squeezed in all the popular phrases from trending memes and trolls, including Bellulli Kabab and Karimani Malika. “When I shot the song, some of the lyrics were different. But then, when memes started trending, we had to include them in the song. The way it has now hit the roof shows why it was a much-needed decision to change the lyrics in the last-minute,” says Reeshma. “Since the movie is releasing in multiple languages, Upendra has roped in lyricists from respective regions to write the song using the trending topics of that particular state,” she adds.
'The use of real garbage in the film was Uppi sir’s idea'
He wanted real garbage; maybe he didn’t want to produce more garbage just for the sake of shooting. And when my choreographer Imran Sardhariya started briefing about the song, I could not stop laughing. Uppi sir had the exact vision of how he wanted this song,” she says.
‘Trolls are part and parcel of entertainment’
“In today’s world, trolls are a part of the entertainment industry. From a three-year-old to a 70-year-old, everyone knows what is trending. And if something is trending, it is also being trolled,” she points out. In fact, Reeshma tells us, the film addresses the nature of trolling. “The song is about trolls on the internet, but the film explores trolling from a deeper point of view, and in a way, that will resonate with audiences,” she says.