Oliveendal by Sunitha, Siji

Not every song from Oliveendal lingers, but Oliveendal is the one that stays. The production by is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The vocal on Oliveendal is among the better performances Sunitha, Siji has committed to record. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

In 2020, Malayalam produced many songs, but Oliveendal was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. There is a quality to Oliveendal that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The 3:55 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.