Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) by Shaan Rahman, Sithara Krishnakumar

Not every song from Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) lingers, but Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) is the one that stays. Credit goes to Shaan Rahman for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Shaan Rahman, Sithara Krishnakumar's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi gave the film its soul, and Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

By the end of 2024, Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Listeners have described the experience of Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

At 4:13, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. Years from now, Ponnin Kanikkonna (Wow Song) will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.