Updated On: 05 March, 2022 04:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Natasha Coutinho D`souza
Singer Jonita Gandhi, joins mid-day.com for a fun conversation about her viral hit

Jonita Gandhi
The viral hit ‘Arabic Kuthu’ from ‘Beast’ featuring Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde, has been voiced by Jonita Gandhi and Anirudh Ravichander. Jonita tells us everything you need to know about the number in conversation with mid-day.com.
How did ‘Arabic Kuthu’ happen?
I got a call from Ani (Anirudh Ravichander) and recorded Arabic Kuthu in Toronto, it was just a scratch version. At that time I thought the lyrics would be changed because somewhere I knew the lyrics I was singing were gibberish. The final recording happened in Chennai where we also shot the video. Jamming with Anirudh is always fun, we did Chellamma (Doctor) and that was received well. Maybe that’s why we wanted to bring back this combo for Arabic Kuthu. People have exceeded our expectations with the amount of love they have been showering on us. We tried including the ethnic element in the video. The hook step with Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde is infectious.