Beast (soundtrack)

Beast
Soundtrack album cover for Beast
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released9 April 2022 (2022-04-09)
Recorded2021–2022
Studio
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length11:47
LanguageTamil
LabelSun Pictures
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Naai Sekar
(2022) 		Beast
(2022) 		Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
(2022)
Singles from Beast
  1. "Arabic Kuthu"
    Released: 14 February 2022
  2. "Jolly O Gymkhana"
    Released: 19 March 2022
  3. "Beast Mode"
    Released: 8 April 2022

Beast is the soundtrack composed by Anirudh Ravichander for the 2022 Tamil-language film of the same name directed by Nelson; starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde, the film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the studio Sun Pictures. The film, under the tentative title Thalapathy 65 (referring to the actor's 65th film project), initially had S. Thaman reported to score for the film. In a turn of events, the makers roped in Anirudh for the production of songs and film score.[1] This film eventually marked Anirudh's third collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014) and Master (2021), and with Nelson after Kolamaavu Kokila (2018) and Doctor (2021).[2]

The album was initially reported to have 5 songs, along with theme tracks, however, only four songs were finalized to feature in the film after extensive rewrites of the story during the COVID-19 lockdown.[3] The soundtrack will include several instrumental tracks being bundled with the film songs before its release.[4] As of March 2022, two songs were released as singles from the album. The first single from the album, titled "Arabic Kuthu" released on 14 February 2022, coinciding with Valentine's Day.[5][6] The song set the record for the most-viewed and liked South Indian song within 24 hours.[7] The second single, "Jolly O Gymkhana" was released on 19 March 2022.[8] The third single, "Beast Mode" was released on 8 April 2022.

  1. ^ "Official: Vijay's 'Thalapathy 65' to be directed by Nelson". The Times of India. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Did You Know, Vijay has sung 'Bad Eyes Villain Theme' in 'Kaththi'?". The Times of India. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "'Beast' album update: 5 songs and 6 tracks for the Thalapathy Vijay-starrer". IndiaGlitz.com. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.[dead link]
  4. ^ Kaushik LM [@LMKMovieManiac] (7 February 2022). "Industry grapevine: #Beast will have minimal (much fewer) songs, compared to other #ThalapathyVijay films. Expecting Ani to unleash his OST rage as usual. His BGM work in #Master & #Kaththi has set the bar really high for the BEAST to meet👍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "'Arabic Kuthu': First single from Vijay's 'Beast' released". The Hindu. 14 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ Mukherjee, Anindita (14 February 2022). "Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde set the dance floor on fire with Arabic Kuthu from Beast. Watch". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Breezy single 'Jolly O Gymkhana' from Vijay-starrer 'Beast' released". The New Indian Express. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2022.