| "Jolly O Gymkhana" | |
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| Single by Vijay, Anirudh Ravichander | |
| from the album Beast | |
| Language | Tamil |
| Released | 19 March 2022 |
| Recorded | 2021–2022 |
| Studio | Albuquerque Records, Chennai Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai Strings 7 Studio, Chennai YRF Studios, Mumbai Sai Sharavanam, Chennai |
| Genre | Dance, pop, jazz, Baila music, Hawaiian music |
| Length | 3:28 |
| Label | Sun Pictures, Sun TV (publisher) |
| Composer(s) | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Lyricist(s) | Ku Karthik |
| Producer(s) | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Beast track listing | |
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| Music video | |
| "Jolly O Gymkhana" on YouTube | |
"Jolly O Gymkhana" 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 Ravichander and written by Ku. Karthik, which was sung by Vijay.[1] After the huge success of the film's first single "Arabic Kuthu", the expectations for the second was also highly increased.[2]
It was released on 19 March 2022 (released on YouTube as a lyrical video song) as the second single from the album. The full video song, featuring visuals directly from the film, was released on 2 May 2022 on YouTube. The song was also released in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada under the same title. The hook step dance involving Vijay and Pooja Hegde – the lead actors of Beast – became popular.[3] After the song's success, inspired the title of the film of same name starring Prabhu Deva.[4]
- ^ Features, C. E. (19 March 2022). "Jolly o Gymkhana from Beast out; Vijay lends voice for a fun, thought-provoking track". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Unseen working still from Jolly O Gymkhana song from Beast leaves fans of Vijay, Pooja Hegde ecstatic". OTTPlay.
- ^ 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.
- ^ M, Narayani (18 December 2023). "Prabhu Deva's next with Sakthi Chidambaram titled Jolly O Gymkhana". The New Indian Express.