Jolly O Gymkhana
"Jolly O Gymkhana" () is a 2022 Indian song featured in the soundtrack of the Tamil-language film "Beast", directed by Nelson. Starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde, the film is produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. The track is composed by Anirudh Ravichander and written by Ku. Karthik, which was sung by Vijay, in his 28th film song. It was released as the second single from the album on 19 March 2022, and received positive response for the music and picturisation. The Hindi version written by Raqueeb Alam and Telugu version written by Chandrabose both sung by  Nakash Aziz were released on 6 April 2022. Composition. Anirudh said to Karthik that, the team wanted a celebratory and fun number for the film, and he got to know that he was the songwriter for one of the tracks in the film. According to Ku. Karthik, the lyricist of the track, "Jolly O Gymkhana" translates to "come on, let’s be jolly together". In an interview to a media channel, Karthik explained the significance of the song that one should overcome the negative situations in life and live to the fullest. After coming up with the lyrics, the tune  for the song was composed within a span of thirty minutes. The title of the song is a reference to the song "Jalilo Jimkana" from "Amara Deepam" (1956). "Jolly O Gymkhana" was sung by Vijay, which marked his 35th song, and also his third collaboration with Anirudh as a singer, after "Selfie Pulla" from "Kaththi" (2014) and "Kutti Story" from "Master" (2021). Music video. The music video features Vijay and Pooja Hegde dancing for the song, along with the cast and crew; the track was choreographed by Jani Master. It was shot at Gokulam Studios in mid July 2021. Critical  reception. "The Indian Express" called the song as an "absolute earworm" and said: "From the first frame, Vijay and Pooja Hegde have your attention [...] the song shows the actors performing some amazing dance steps, choreographed by Jani Master. The moment you see Vijay perform the hook step, it is a given that this will become yet another song that will trend for days with social media influencers making Instagram reels on it." "Pinkvilla" called the track as "fun, peppy and celebration number to groove". Murtuza Iqbal from "Bollywoodlife.com" stated it as "a feel-good dance number with some upbeat music  that will surely cheer you up. Visually, it’s a colourful track, and Vijay and Pooja’s breezy dance moves will surely grab your attention." Records. Within 24 hours after the release the song hit 14 million views and crossing 1.5 million likes on YouTube alone.