Anarga Muthu Mala by Asharaf Koduvally

Some songs are made for a single moment. Anarga Muthu Mala is made for all of them. 's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The voice of Asharaf Koduvally carries Anarga Muthu Mala effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Anarga Muthu Mala a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

2020 marked the release of Anarga Muthu Mala, and Anarga Muthu Mala was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The 3:47 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.