Kollywood
stalwart
Thalapathy
Vijay
is
in
the
news
for
his
latest
film
Beast,
which
hit
the
marquee
on
April
13
ahead
of
Puthandu
(Tamil
New
Year).
Though
the
film
received
mixed
response
subsequently
disappointing
fans
and
Tamil
film
aficionados,
it
did
garner
an
impressive
collection
at
the
box
office
worldwide.
Not
just
that,
seems
like
netizens
are
not
over
the
songs
of
the
film
yet
as
one
of
them
achieves
a
rare
feat
on
the
video
streaming
platform
YouTube.
No
prizes
for
guessing
what
song
we
are
talking
about.
'Arabic
Kuthu',
the
Indo-Arabic
fusion
song
of
Beast
featuring
Vijay
and
Pooja
Hegde
has
become
south
India's
most
liked
lyrical
video
on
the
platform.
At
the
time
of
writing
this
article,
the
peppy
number
recorded
6
million
likes
and
316
million
views.
The
song
was
released
on
Sun
TV's
official
YouTube
channel
on
February
14,
coinciding
with
Valentine's
Day.
Even
two
months
after
its
release,
the
song
has
been
trending
big
time
on
social
media,
especially
on
Instagram.
The
video
is
a
power-packed
combination
of
high
voltage
dance
sequences,
stunning
visuals,
fusion
music,
appealing
vocals
by
singers
Anirudh
Ravichander
and
Jonita
Gandhi,
and
the
stunning
chemistry
of
lead
actors.
Composed
by
Anirudh
Ravichander,
lyrics
of
'Arabic
Kuthu'
are
penned
by
actor
Sivakarthikeyan
while
the
dance
moves
have
been
choreographed
by
the
'Butta
Bomma'
choreographer
Jani
Master.
Talking
about
Beast,
the
hijack
drama
helmed
by
Nelson
Dilipkumar
also
features
Selvaraghavan,
Yogi
Babu,
Shine
Tom
Chacko,
John
Vijay,
Shaji
Chen,
VTV
Ganesh,
Aparna
Das,
Lilliput
Faruqui,
Ankur
Ajit
Vikal,
Sathish
Krishnan,
Redin
Kingsley
and
Bjorn
Surrao.
The
film
is
backed
by
Kalanithi
Maran
under
his
popular
production
banner
Sun
Pictures.