Muchhi Re - Veerappan by Mohan Kanan, Jeet Gannguli

When Mohan Kanan, Jeet Gannguli recorded Muchhi Re - Veerappan, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Jeet Gannguli has a history of strong work, and the music on Muchhi Re - Veerappan is among the most memorable of it.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Muchhi Re - Veerappan, Mohan Kanan, Jeet Gannguli clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by Sandeep Bharadhwaj, Sachiin J. Joshi, Usha Jadhav, Lisa Ray in Veerappan finds its musical expression here — Muchhi Re - Veerappan is where the film's heart beats loudest.

In 2016, Hindi produced many songs, but Muchhi Re - Veerappan was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. 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 Muchhi Re - Veerappan — just 3:07 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The staying power of Muchhi Re - Veerappan is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.