Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille by Biju Kanjirappally, Andriya Susan, Wilson Piravom, Fr. Mathew Puthenparambil

Biju Kanjirappally, Andriya Susan, Wilson Piravom, Fr. Mathew Puthenparambil has delivered memorable performances before, but Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille sits comfortably among the very best. The arrangement here is the work of Biju Kanjirappally, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille, Biju Kanjirappally, Andriya Susan, Wilson Piravom, Fr. Mathew Puthenparambil clearly belongs in the second group. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

By the end of 2020, Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Listeners have described the experience of Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

In 5:36 minutes, Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. Songs like Eeshoye Neeyente Koodeyille are the reason people fall in love with Malayalam music and never quite fall out of it.