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Kanimaa

"Kanimaa" ( ; ) is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Santhosh Narayanan for the soundtrack album of Tamil-language film Retro (2025). The song was sung by Santhosh Narayanan along with The Indian Choral Ensemble and was written by Vivek. After the success of the film's first single "Kannadi Poove", the expectations for the second was also highly increased. The song was released as the second single on 21 March 2025 through the record label T-Series. The song's lyrical version was released on the YouTube on the same day. The song was also released in Telugu as "Bujjamma", with lyrics written by Kasarla Shyam, in Hindi as "Anarkali" with lyrics written by Raqueeb Alam, in Kannada as "Aase Pattayittu" with lyrics by Swathi Shankari and in Malayalam as "Kattumalli" with lyrics by Shibu Kallar. The song is part of a 15-minute long single-shot sequence in the film, featuring action, drama, and dance featuring the lead cast. Music composer Santhosh Narayanan made a cameo appearance in the song. Upon its release, the song received positive response and started trending on internet. The hook step dance involving Suriya and Pooja Hegde – the lead actors of Retro – became popular. Hegde's dance steps were widely appreciated, with Bollywood Hungama calling her "Queen of Hookstep".…

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"Kanimaa" ( ; ) is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Santhosh Narayanan for the soundtrack album of Tamil-language film Retro (2025). The song was sung by Santhosh Narayanan along with The Indian Choral Ensemble and was written by Vivek. After the success of the film's first single "Kannadi Poove", the expectations for the second was also highly increased. The song was released as the second single on 21 March 2025 through the record label T-Series. The song's lyrical version was released on the YouTube on the same day. The song was also released in Telugu as "Bujjamma", with lyrics written by Kasarla Shyam, in Hindi as "Anarkali" with lyrics written by Raqueeb Alam, in Kannada as "Aase Pattayittu" with lyrics by Swathi Shankari and in Malayalam as "Kattumalli" with lyrics by Shibu Kallar. The song is part of a 15-minute long single-shot sequence in the film, featuring action, drama, and dance featuring the lead cast. Music composer Santhosh Narayanan made a cameo appearance in the song. Upon its release, the song received positive response and started trending on internet. The hook step dance involving Suriya and Pooja Hegde – the lead actors of Retro – became popular. Hegde's dance steps were widely appreciated, with Bollywood Hungama calling her "Queen of Hookstep".…

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  1. release date: 2025-03-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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