Ponmuraleeravam by Ravi Shankar

Ponmuraleeravam is one of those rare Malayalam tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Kavi Prasad's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Ravi Shankar delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. 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 Ponmuraleeravam was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 6:44, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.