Raat by Sneha Khanwalkar, Neha Nair, Jackson Vijayan

Raat is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Jackson Vijayan built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

Sneha Khanwalkar, Neha Nair, Jackson Vijayan delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. For fans of Fahadh Faasil, Gautham Menon, Soubin Shahir, Nazriya Nazim, Raat is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2020 was a strong year for Malayalam music, and Raat was among the reasons why. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The concision of Raat — just 3:12 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Raat will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.