Arabic Kuthu song cover featuring actors Vijay and Pooja Hegde
Single by Anirudh and Jonita Gandhi
from the album Beast
Language
Tamil
Released
14 February 2022
Recorded
2022
Studio
Albuquerque Records, Chennai Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai Strings 7 Studio, Chennai My Studio, Kochi YRF Studios, Mumbai
Genre
EDM, kuthu, Arabic music, dance, pop
Length
4:40
Label
Sun Pictures, Sun TV (publisher)
Composer(s)
Anirudh
Lyricist(s)
Sivakarthikeyan
Producer(s)
Anirudh
Beasttrack listing
"Arabic Kuthu"
"Jolly O Gymkhana"
"Beast Mode"
Music video
"Arabic Kuthu" on YouTube
"Arabic Kuthu" is a 2022 Indian song and the first single in the soundtrack of the Tamil-language film Beast, directed by Nelson. Starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde, the film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the studio Sun Pictures. The track is composed by Anirudh, who also sang the track alongside Jonita Gandhi,[1] while the lyrics for the track were written by actor Sivakarthikeyan. The first single to be released from the album, being highly expected from fans, was delayed multiple times.[2]
The single was released on Valentine's Day (14 February 2022).[3][4] It subsequently became the most-viewed and liked South Indian song within 24 hours, garnering 25 million views within a short period, and also the fastest South Indian song to cross 50 million views.[5] The lyrical video has crossed more than 520 million views[6] and the music video crossed over 560 million views in YouTube.[7][8]
The music video also peaked at no. 1 on the YouTube Global Music Video charts.[9] The hook step dance involving Vijay and Pooja Hegde – the lead actors of Beast – became popular.[10]
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^"WATCH: 400 மில்லியன் பார்வையாளர்களை கடந்து சாதனை படைத்த பீஸ்ட் பட பாடல்!". News18 (in Tamil). 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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