Uyiru Kakkunore by Asharaf Koduvally

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Uyiru Kakkunore, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The arrangement here is the work of , and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Every line Asharaf Koduvally sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Uyiru Kakkunore finds its musical expression here — Uyiru Kakkunore is where the film's heart beats loudest.

In 2020, Malayalam produced many songs, but Uyiru Kakkunore was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. The emotional register of Uyiru Kakkunore is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

At 3:12, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. Years from now, Uyiru Kakkunore will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.