Sarafutta by Ashraf Perumukha

There is an honesty to Sarafutta that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. What makes Sarafutta musically distinctive is the composition by T K Abu, which balances simplicity with depth.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Sarafutta, Ashraf Perumukha clearly belongs in the second group. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Sarafutta is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2020 marked the release of Sarafutta, and Sarafutta was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Sarafutta. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 3:53, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.