A video (here, here, and here) is going viral on social media, claiming to show a father desperately chasing his daughter and collapsing at her feet, pleading with her not to leave with the man she loves. Let’s fact-check the truth behind this claim.
Claim: The viral video shows a father desperately begging his daughter not to leave with her lover.
Fact: The video is scripted and created for entertainment purposes. It was uploaded by the YouTube channel ‘Sai Vijay,’ which produces staged prank videos. The channel itself states that its content is fictional and made for entertainment, hence the claim is FALSE
Upon closer inspection of the viral video, we noticed a logo with the name ‘Sai Vijay.’ To verify its origin, we conducted a Google reverse image search using keyframes from the video along with the keyword ‘Sai Vijay.’ This led us to a YouTube Shorts video that closely resembles the viral clip. The video was uploaded on 20 March 2025 on the ‘SAI VIJAY’ channel under the Tamil title Hopeless father🥹 | Running couple | Saivijay.
Furthermore, we found the full version of the video on the same ‘SAI VIJAY‘ channel (archive link), uploaded on 19 March 2025. The Tamil title translates to Father fell at his feet and cried | The woman who did not get married | Part-7 | Running Couple | Saivijay. The scenes from the viral video appear around the 10:16 mark in this version.
Additionally, the description of the video, along with a disclaimer at the 0:52 mark, confirms that the channel creates scripted prank videos purely for entertainment. The ‘About’ section of the ‘Sai Vijay’ YouTube channel also states that its creator is a director by profession, and the channel hosts many similar scripted videos, which can be viewed here and here. This clearly confirms that the viral video is scripted and made solely for entertainment purposes.
To sum up, the viral video showing a father begging his daughter not to leave with her lover is scripted and created for entertainment purposes.
