Kesu by Deepak Dev, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Swetha Mohan

There is an honesty to Kesu that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. Deepak Dev sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Deepak Dev, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Swetha Mohan's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Featuring Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2026 marked the release of Kesu, and Kesu was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is a quality to Kesu that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 5:27, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The staying power of Kesu is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.