Mani Muth Noorullah by Shameer Dharimi Kollam

Some songs are made for a single moment. Mani Muth Noorullah is made for all of them. The production by Shameer Dharimi Kollam, Anwar Aman is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Shameer Dharimi Kollam delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. For fans of a talented ensemble cast, Mani Muth Noorullah is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2020 was a strong year for Malayalam music, and Mani Muth Noorullah was among the reasons why. Listeners have described the experience of Mani Muth Noorullah differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

In 3:51 minutes, Mani Muth Noorullah builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. Songs like Mani Muth Noorullah are the reason people fall in love with Malayalam music and never quite fall out of it.