According to Mithun Raju, the lead guitarist, Namah translates to 'salutation' in English language, saying that "the album marks as an inspiration to all the 'great' musicians".
[2][3] Eventually, the album features renowned musical artists from across the country and the world, featuring sitar artist Niladri Kumar, Hindustani vocalist Rashid Khan, Mohanveena exponent and Grammy Award-winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and renowned German-musician and multi-instrumentalist Marco Minnemann.
All the tracks were recorded within the short-span of the time, but the production of the album was delayed as the band wanted to collaborate with more notable artists across the world, deferring its launch in September.
[8] Another track titled "Thekkiri" was recorded during mid-April 2018 and featured drummer Chris Adler, and mridangam artist Umayalpuram K.
[10] Govind tried to keep in-touch with Anand through social media, though he stepped back initially, he later agreed, as being a family-man, he was emotionally attached with the song.
[9] A listening session of the album was conducted by the band through virtual media at Palarivattom on 28 November 2019, two days before the official launch.
There are three men, a lot of chasing around, violence, blood, water and a beautiful forest, all appearing inside of a man's head.
[14] Thaikkudam Bridge performed the song "Salaikal" live at the YouTube Fanfest showcase event held in Bangalore on 9 February 2018, and the music video was uploaded the same day.
[12] Initially, they planned to release the entire album during-June 2019 at the 51st edition of Summerfest, a 11-day music festival held at Wisconsin, United States, where they got the recognition of being the first Indian band to be performed at the event.
[14] The band performed the album in their concert tour of 2020, which was halted in that March, due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India being announced the same month.
[23] Music critic Vipin Nair said that "Namah is a brilliant and efficient album from Thaikkudam Bridge and is worth the hype that we have waited for four long years" giving 3.5 out of 5 to the album;[24] he listed "Kaliyankaattu Neeli", "Nee", "Saalaikal" and "Inside My Head" in their Music Aloud Playback – Best of 2019 in his review.