Irulin Madhyayil by Ashlin Johnson Memana, Evangelin Johnson Memana

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Irulin Madhyayil, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The arrangement here is the work of Ashlin Memana Johnson, Evangelin Memana Johnson, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Ashlin Johnson Memana, Evangelin Johnson Memana's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. 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, Irulin Madhyayil had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. 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 Irulin Madhyayil — just 6:00 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.