Chingaara Kinnaaram by S. P. Venkatesh, M.G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra

Released as part of Chingaara Kinnaaram, Chingaara Kinnaaram announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Behind the melody is the work of S. P. Venkatesh, whose composition choices give Chingaara Kinnaaram its distinctive texture.

S. P. Venkatesh, M.G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Featuring Mohanlal, Shobana, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2026 was a strong year for Malayalam music, and Chingaara Kinnaaram was among the reasons why. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The concision of Chingaara Kinnaaram — just 4:32 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.