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Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. References Maheshinte Prathikaram Movie Torrent Download As the song goes on describing Idukki, its people, and their lifestyle, we sway and swoon along, feel the mist and greenery and as the song ends, we become one with the place and its people'. Elizabeth Thomas of The Hindu described the song: 'We feel like standing right in the middle of the hilly terrain. Even without the visuals, one would long to feel the beauty of Idukki'. He is ably backed by the wonderful female chorus. The composer-singer gives Rafeeq's simple, smile-evoking lyrics the right treatment, keeping to minimal instruments while executing a soulful rendition. He praised Bijibal for his work on 'Idukki': 'His brilliance, as a composer and singer, is in display in the 'Idukki' song. Although Paul called 'Idukki' the film's best song, he also found 'Mounangal' charming. The loop before the charanam is musically rich with the enchanting association of the instruments mentioned above. Vijay Yesudas and Aparna Balamurali make no mistake behind the microphone. These elements blend in the right proportions to produce a rather affecting song. Paul, 'Composer Bijibal perfects this one with the finer layers-of clarinet, of saxophone, of violins, of guitars, of sitar, to name it all-added in. Malayala Manorama placed 'Mounangal' at number one on their Tunes Weekly for 12 February 2016. The composer later recorded another version with a lush orchestra however, Pothan thought it lacked the beauty of the original and used the first version in the film. He originally recorded the song with a small orchestra, singing it himself.

According to Bijibal, it was easy to compose 'Idukki' because it had such 'motivating lyrics'. The music was composed after the lyrics were written Ahammed wrote the song as a poem in one day. It is one of the beautiful places in Kerala embellished with forests and rivers'.

He asked friends in Idukki: 'They told me that they wanted a song that captures the beauty of the place. Lyricist Rafeeq Ahammed said that he had never visited Idukki or felt deeply about the district. Hence, I had to convey the lifestyle of Idukki people to the audience'. According to the director, 'A person from an urban setting may not go on to take revenge like what the central character does in Maheshinte Prathikaram. Not all viewers may have been to Idukki'. Then I decided to fix the milieu in Idukki. About the development and concept of 'Idukki', Pothan said that the song helped him introduce the audience to the story's locale: 'It was the plot of the movie that came to my mind first.
