Enthinanente Chenthamare by Ranjin Raj

Enthinanente Chenthamare arrived from the Enthinanente Chenthamare album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2020. The production by Ranjin Raj is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Ranjin Raj understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Enthinanente Chenthamare, and Enthinanente Chenthamare captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

Released in 2020, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. The emotional register of Enthinanente Chenthamare is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 4:02, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Enthinanente Chenthamare will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.