Mani Muth by Shameer Dharimi Kollam

Mani Muth is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Behind the melody is the work of Shameer Dharimi Kollam, Anwar Aman, whose composition choices give Mani Muth its distinctive texture.

Every line Shameer Dharimi Kollam sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Mani Muth is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

By the end of 2020, Mani Muth had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Some music is background. Mani Muth demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The 3:43 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.