Hurumi by Unais Rahman

Hurumi is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Unais Rahman, Ajmal Cheruthala sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Unais Rahman delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. Hearing Hurumi without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Hurumi.

In 2020, Malayalam produced many songs, but Hurumi was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. There is a quality to Hurumi that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The 6:09 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.