Kaashithumba Chelolum by Sooraj Santhosh

Kaashithumba Chelolum is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. PS Jayhari sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The performance by Sooraj Santhosh is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by Sunny Wayne in Kaashithumba Chelolum finds its musical expression here — Kaashithumba Chelolum is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2021 was a strong year for Malayalam music, and Kaashithumba Chelolum was among the reasons why. Some music is background. Kaashithumba Chelolum demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The concision of Kaashithumba Chelolum — just 4:31 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Kaashithumba Chelolum has earned its place in the catalogue of Malayalam music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.