Arethirthalum by Shanib Kamal

The Arethirthalum album has several strong tracks, but Arethirthalum is the one most listeners come back to first. The music, composed by Shanib Kamal, Nissam Kollam, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Shanib Kamal's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Arethirthalum a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

The 2020 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. There is a quality to Arethirthalum that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 6:20, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Shanib Kamal and Shanib Kamal, Nissam Kollam, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.