Azhake Azhake - Mohanal by Mohanlal

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Azhake Azhake - Mohanal, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Behind the melody is the work of Stephen Devassy, whose composition choices give Azhake Azhake - Mohanal its distinctive texture.

The performance by Mohanlal is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The chemistry of Mohanlal, Suraj Venjarammood is embedded in every moment of Azhake Azhake - Mohanal, making it as much a performance as a song.

2020 marked the release of Azhake Azhake - Mohanal, and Azhake Azhake - Mohanal was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Azhake Azhake - Mohanal is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 3:52, 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.