Jolly O Gymkhana
song by Vijay
"Jolly O Gymkhana" (transl. Let's be jolly together) is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Anirudh Ravichander and written by Ku. Karthik, which was sung by Vijay, for the soundtrack album of the 2022 film Beast. The film, directed by Nelson, Starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde, the film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the studio Sun Pictures. After the huge success of the film's first single "Arabic Kuthu", the expectations for the second was also highly increased.
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 Hegde, became popular. The song's success inspired the title of the film of a 2024 film.
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This film marks Anirudh's third collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014) and Master (2021), and with Nelson after Kolamaavu Kokila (2018) and Doctor (2021).
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