Thirumugam Neril Kanan by Azees Haneef

Thirumugam Neril Kanan arrived from the Thirumugam Neril Kanan album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2020. The production by Haneefa A. R.Nagar is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Azees Haneef understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Thirumugam Neril Kanan, and Thirumugam Neril Kanan captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

2020 marked the release of Thirumugam Neril Kanan, and Thirumugam Neril Kanan was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Thirumugam Neril Kanan is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 2:55, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.