Arimathya Nattil by Chilprakash

Arimathya Nattil arrived from the Arimathya Nattil album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2020. Behind the melody is the work of , whose composition choices give Arimathya Nattil its distinctive texture.

Every line Chilprakash sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2020 marked the release of Arimathya Nattil, and Arimathya Nattil was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Some music is background. Arimathya Nattil demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

Running to 5:29, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.