Thee Vitharunna by Gopi Sunder, Divya S. Menon

Some songs are made for a single moment. Thee Vitharunna is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of Gopi Sunder, Divya S. Menon, whose composition choices give Thee Vitharunna its distinctive texture.

Gopi Sunder, Divya S. Menon's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2020 marked the release of Thee Vitharunna, and Thee Vitharunna was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. 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 5:37 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Songs like Thee Vitharunna are the reason people fall in love with Malayalam music and never quite fall out of it.