Kaanadooram by Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha Nair

Released as part of Kaanadooram, Kaanadooram announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha Nair has a history of strong work, and the music on Kaanadooram is among the most memorable of it.

Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha Nair's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Fahadh Faasil, Dulqar Salman, Biju Menon, Nivin Pauly, Jayasurya are at the heart of Kaanadooram, and Kaanadooram captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

The 2013 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. 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.

Running to 4:31, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.