Beast’s “Jolly O Gymkhana…” and its predecessors F’day Spl. Article by Naveen

The announcement about the second single from Vijay’s ‘Beast’ has sent the fans in a frenzy. The song titled “Jolly O Gymkhana…” and sung by Vijay seems to be a light hearted party song. Let us take a look at some of the Tamil songs similar to Jolly O Gymkhana

Salomiya:

The song from ‘Kannethirey Thondrinaal’ is composed and sung by Deva. Lyrics for the song are written by Deva/K.Subash. Prashanth and Karan feature in this song which was shot in Goa. This is one of the most popular party songs. The costume from Jolly O Gymkhana reminds of the colourful dresses that the dancers wear in this song.

Goa club-mix song:

It is inevitable that people get a Goa (the place) connection after hearing the Jolly O Gymkhana song. The Goa club-mix song composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja gives the same feel. Krish, Ranjith, Tanvi Shah, Suchitra, Chynk Showtyme and Pav Bundy have crooned for this song. Lyrics for the song are by Vaali. The lyrics are youthful and catchy.

Nahna Na Nah:

This is yet another song in the Yuvan-Venkat Prabhu combo that gives the beach party feels. Lyrics for the song are written by Vaali. Devan Ekambaram and Yuvan Shankar Raja have crooned for this number. The visuals and lyrics of this song are catchy.

Ullalaa:

The song from Rajinikanth’s Petta is composed by Anirudh Ravichander. This song too has a baila base similar to the one Jolly O Gymkhana has. The song has Rajinikanth grooving some fancy steps. Nakash Aziz and Inno Genga have crooned for the song. Lyrics for the song are written by Vivek.

Guleba:

The song by Gulebagavali has music by Vivek-Mervin and is crooned by Anirudh and Mervin. This song has more than one connection with Beast’s second single. Both the songs have lyrics by Ku Karthik. The Guleba song also has ‘Jolly Lo Gymkhana’ as the catch phrase. While Prabhudeva set the dance floor on fire with his move, going by the teaser of ‘Jolly O Gymkhana’ Vijay might be seen in a cool avatar.

By Naveen

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