Huwa Ashrafu Khalqillah by Muhammed Sajid Thazhava, Muhammed Jabir Thazvi, Ajlif Jouhari Kayankulam, Suhail Falily Al Musthafawy Pathiyankara, Sidheeq Alleppy

There is an honesty to Huwa Ashrafu Khalqillah that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. Behind the melody is the work of Muhammed Sajid Thazhava, Muhammed Jabir Thazvi, Ajlif Jouhari Kayankulam, Suhail Falily Al Musthafawy Pathiyankara, Sidheeq Alleppy, JM Thazhava, whose composition choices give Huwa Ashrafu Khalqillah its distinctive texture.

Muhammed Sajid Thazhava, Muhammed Jabir Thazvi, Ajlif Jouhari Kayankulam, Suhail Falily Al Musthafawy Pathiyankara, Sidheeq Alleppy brings a warmth to Huwa Ashrafu Khalqillah that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. For fans of a talented ensemble cast, Huwa Ashrafu Khalqillah is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

Released in 2020, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

The concision of Huwa Ashrafu Khalqillah — just 8:20 — 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.