Kollappedum (Wraith V Remix) by Nihal Sadiq, Ribin Richard, Wraith V

There is an honesty to Kollappedum (Wraith V Remix) that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. The music, composed by Nihal Sadiq, Ribin Richard, Wraith V, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The performance by Nihal Sadiq, Ribin Richard, Wraith V is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Kollappedum (Wraith V Remix) finds its musical expression here — Kollappedum (Wraith V Remix) is where the film's heart beats loudest.

By the end of 2020, Kollappedum (Wraith V Remix) 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 Kollappedum (Wraith V Remix) — just 4:06 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Nihal Sadiq, Ribin Richard, Wraith V and Nihal Sadiq, Ribin Richard, Wraith V, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.