Aardramee by M. Jayachandran, Shreya Ghoshal

Aardramee arrived from the Aardramee album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2013. M. Jayachandran sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

M. Jayachandran, Shreya Ghoshal inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. Featuring Biju Menon, Swetha Menon, Prasanth Nair, Suniel Shetty, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2013 marked the release of Aardramee, and Aardramee was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Listeners have described the experience of Aardramee differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 1:47, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Aardramee will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.