Sthuthi by Sushin Shyam, Mary Ann Alexander, Vinayak Sasikumar

Few songs from 2024 have held their ground as well as Sthuthi, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Sushin Shyam has a history of strong work, and the music on Sthuthi is among the most memorable of it.

Sushin Shyam, Mary Ann Alexander, Vinayak Sasikumar's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The story told by Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, Jyothirmayi in Sthuthi finds its musical expression here — Sthuthi is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The song dates from 2024, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

The concision of Sthuthi — just 2:59 — 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.