Rahmathul aalameen by Faisal Karad

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Rahmathul aalameen, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The production by Faisal Karad, Jamsheer Kozhikkara is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Faisal Karad's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Rahmathul aalameen a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

The song dates from 2020, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. There is no right time to listen to Rahmathul aalameen. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Rahmathul aalameen — just 9:56 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.