Parimalam Nirayum(F) by Merin Grigary

Some songs are made for a single moment. Parimalam Nirayum(F) is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of Joji Johns, whose composition choices give Parimalam Nirayum(F) its distinctive texture.

The performance by Merin Grigary is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Parimalam Nirayum(F), and Parimalam Nirayum(F) captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

2020 marked the release of Parimalam Nirayum(F), and Parimalam Nirayum(F) was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Listeners have described the experience of Parimalam Nirayum(F) differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

In 5:47 minutes, Parimalam Nirayum(F) builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.