Remembering by Rishad Musthafa

Remembering is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Rishad Musthafa sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Rishad Musthafa delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. For fans of a talented ensemble cast, Remembering is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

The song dates from 2020, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Remembering is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

In 0:38 minutes, Remembering builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Malayalam in recent memory — and the numbers agree.