Avalayirunnu Avalayirunnu by Ashkar Perinkary, Ali Uppala

Some songs are made for a single moment. Avalayirunnu Avalayirunnu is made for all of them. The arrangement here is the work of Aabi Saleem, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

The performance by Ashkar Perinkary, Ali Uppala is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

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

The concision of Avalayirunnu Avalayirunnu — just 13:33 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The staying power of Avalayirunnu Avalayirunnu is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.