Arabic Kuthu

"Arabic Kuthu"
Official song cover
Single by Anirudh and Jonita Gandhi
from the album Beast
LanguageTamil
Released14 February 2022
Recorded2022
StudioAlbuquerque Records, Chennai
Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai
Strings 7 Studio, Chennai
My Studio, Kochi
YRF Studios, Mumbai
GenreEDM, kuthu, Arabic music, dance, pop
Length4:40
LabelSun Pictures, Sun TV (publisher)
Composer(s)Anirudh
Lyricist(s)Sivakarthikeyan
Producer(s)Anirudh
Beast track listing
  1. "Arabic Kuthu"
  2. "Jolly O Gymkhana"
  3. "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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  2. ^ "First Song From Thalapathy Vijay's Gangster-thriller Beast to be Out Soon". News18. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Arabic Kuthu: Beast's first single to be out on February 14". DT Next. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Beast Big Update: Here is the First Single Promo from Vijay, Pooja Hegde-Starrer [Video]". ibtimes.co.in. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Beast 'Arabic Kuthu' becomes the fastest South Indian video to reach new milestone!". IndiaGlitz. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Arabic Kuthu | Halamithi Habibo -Lyric Video| Beast| Thalapathy Vijay| Sun Pictures| Nelson| Anirudh". YouTube. 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Halamithi Habibo From Vijay's Beast Smashes YouTube Records With 200 Million Views". News18. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Arabic Kuthu from Vijay's Beast becomes the No.1 music video on music global charts". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (14 April 2022). "'RRR' to 'Beast': Why filmmakers are creating a hook step". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2022.