Vellimalel Ninnum by K. S. Chithra

Not every song from Vellimalel Ninnum lingers, but Vellimalel Ninnum is the one that stays. The arrangement here is the work of Vidhyadaran Master, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

The performance by K. S. Chithra is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. For fans of a talented ensemble cast, Vellimalel Ninnum is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2020 marked the release of Vellimalel Ninnum, and Vellimalel Ninnum was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 5:49, 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.