Muslim by Satheesh Babu

There is an honesty to Muslim that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. The music, composed by Bappu Velliparamba, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

What sets this recording apart is how Satheesh Babu handles the emotional weight — never overplaying, never holding back. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Muslim, and Muslim captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

By the end of 2020, Muslim had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The concision of Muslim — just 4:41 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.