Srishtikalil by Kannur Shereef

Srishtikalil arrived from the Srishtikalil album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2020. What makes Srishtikalil musically distinctive is the composition by Thej, which balances simplicity with depth.

Kannur Shereef delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Srishtikalil finds its musical expression here — Srishtikalil is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 2020, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. The emotional register of Srishtikalil is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 6:27, 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.