Namah (Thaikkudam Bridge album)

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.