Nithyanaaya Daivame by M.G. Sreekumar

There is an honesty to Nithyanaaya Daivame that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. Credit goes to Joji Johns for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

M.G. Sreekumar's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Nithyanaaya Daivame is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2020 marked the release of Nithyanaaya Daivame, and Nithyanaaya Daivame was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 6:20, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Nithyanaaya Daivame endures because it was built on feeling rather than formula — and that is the one thing streaming numbers cannot manufacture.