Avesham by Faisal Karad

Some songs are made for a single moment. Avesham is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of , whose composition choices give Avesham its distinctive texture.

Faisal Karad delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Avesham finds its musical expression here — Avesham is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 2020, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The 2:59 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.