India, Aug. 18 -- A relatively unknown Chinese animated movie that did poorly at the box office has surprisingly made itself a trending movie of the season and for reasons that probably even the creators of the film didn't foresee. Niu Lai, translated as The Cow Is Coming in English, which is an 86-minute long animated film about a newborn calf going through a bizarre process of coming of age, has suddenly become viral through the internet after being laughed at for its weird animation and storyline.

The movie, which was released on August 5, did not even earn about 10,000 yuan ($1,480) during the first 10 days. There were reports of making as little as 200 yuan ($30) in a day. It all changed once clips from the film went viral on the in...