Ninde Pranayam by Shafi Kollam, Rehna

There is an honesty to Ninde Pranayam that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. What makes Ninde Pranayam musically distinctive is the composition by Shafi Kollam, Rehna, which balances simplicity with depth.

Shafi Kollam, Rehna brings a warmth to Ninde Pranayam that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Ninde Pranayam is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

In 2026, Malayalam produced many songs, but Ninde Pranayam was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. There is a quality to Ninde Pranayam that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 5:43, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Ninde Pranayam endures because it was built on feeling rather than formula — and that is the one thing streaming numbers cannot manufacture.