Maya Mathilukal by Najim Arshad, Raam Sarath

Maya Mathilukal is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. The arrangement here is the work of Najim Arshad, Raam Sarath, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Maya Mathilukal, Najim Arshad, Raam Sarath clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Maya Mathilukal finds its musical expression here — Maya Mathilukal is where the film's heart beats loudest.

By the end of 2026, Maya Mathilukal had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

Running to 4:03, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.