Pularmizhikale by Aby Salvin Thomas, Sooraj Santhosh, Ranjith Jayaraman, Vinayak Sasikumar

Pularmizhikale works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Aby Salvin Thomas has a history of strong work, and the music on Pularmizhikale is among the most memorable of it.

The performance by Aby Salvin Thomas, Sooraj Santhosh, Ranjith Jayaraman, Vinayak Sasikumar is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The connection between Ranjith Sajeev, Dileesh Pothan, Sunny Wayne, Chinnu Chandni, Sidhique, Alencier Ley Lopez, Srikant Murali and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

Released in 2024, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. The emotional register of Pularmizhikale is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The 3:34 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Pularmizhikale is a reminder that the best music does not need to announce itself. It only needs to be heard.