NADODI by ThirumaLi

NADODI is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. The music, composed by ThirumaLi, Vishnu M S, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

ThirumaLi inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. On screen, a talented ensemble cast bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

2020 marked the release of NADODI, and NADODI was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to NADODI. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The 3:54 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.