Neeye by Vineeth Sreenivasan, Haritha Balakrishnan

The Neeye album has several strong tracks, but Neeye is the one most listeners come back to first. Arun Muraleedharan has a history of strong work, and the music on Neeye is among the most memorable of it.

Vineeth Sreenivasan, Haritha Balakrishnan inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Neeye is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

By the end of 2019, Neeye had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 4:19, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Neeye will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.