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{{Infobox album
| name = Narivetta
| image = Narivetta Soundtrack Cover.jpeg
| border = yes
| caption = Soundtrack album cover
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| released = 23 May 2025
| recorded = 2024–2025
| studio = Mindscore Studio, [[Kochi]]<br />Sound Triado, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />Soundtown, [[Chennai]]<br />M Lounge, Kochi<br />Melodia, [[Manjeri]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 37:21
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| prev_title = [[Thudarum (soundtrack)|Thudarum]]
| prev_year = 2025
| next_title = [[Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra]]
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Narivetta
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Minnalvala
| single1date = 16 April 2025
| single2 = Aadu Ponmayile
| single2date = 14 May 2025
| single3 = Vaada Veda
| single3date = 20 May 2025
}}
}}
'''''Narivetta''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] composed by [[Jakes Bejoy]] to the 2025 [[Malayalam]]-language [[political]] [[action thriller film]] [[Narivetta|of the same name]] directed by [[Anuraj Manohar]] starring [[Tovino Thomas]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]], [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], [[Priyamvada Krishnan]] and [[Arya Salim]]. The soundtrack featured 12 songs, featuring lyrics written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]], [[Anwar Ali (poet)|Anwar Ali]], [[B. K. Harinarayanan]], [[Vedan (rapper)|Vedan]], Athul Narukara, Balan Manthan, Prasad K. Much of the music featured adaptations of traditional folk songs from Wayanad Pulaya community.

The album was preceded by three singles—"Minnalvala", "Aadu Ponmayile" and "Vaada Veda"—and the album released on 23 May 2025, the same day as the film, under the [[Sony Music India]] label. The song "Minnalvala" was a chartbuster upon its release.

== Development ==
[[Jakes Bejoy]] composed the film score and soundtrack to ''Narivetta'' having previously worked with Manohar on his debut film [[Ishq (2019 film)|''Ishq'']] (2019). Bejoy and his music team went to Wayanad in search of authentic folk songs from that locality.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Krishna |first=Gayathri |date=2025-05-19 |title=Jakes Bejoy: 'I don't want to exaggerate but Narivetta makes a powerful statement...' |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/jakes-bejoy-about-narivetta-anuraj-manohar/c08499e636476 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |language=en}}</ref> He collaborated with Athul Narukara, who had previously written "Kalakkatha" from ''[[Ayyappanum Koshiyum]]'' (2020), throughout the research. In a ''[[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Online]]'' interview, Narukara considered the process of finding the song as difficult as they had to find songs from different backgrounds and places and go down to understand the identity of that song.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Harilal |first=Haritha Shalini |date=2025-05-31 |title=പാട്ട് അന്വേഷിച്ചുള്ള യാത്ര, പലർ എഴുതിയ വരികൾ; നരിവേട്ടയിലെ ആ ഗാനത്തിന്റെ പിറവിയെ കുറിച്ച് അതുൽ നറുകര |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/interviews/2025/05/30/athul-narukara-inteview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250917145708/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/interviews/2025/05/30/athul-narukara-inteview.html |archive-date=2025-09-17 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Manorama Online]] |language=ml}}</ref>

Throughout their research in Wayanad, he and Bejoy listened to the performances of the song "Aadu Ponmayile" live and got help from other singing groups [[Unarvu]] and [[Padayani]]. A local community member from Wayanad, explained on how the genre of the songs dying slowly, as the folk songs were mostly performed by locals who were hunting, and with the hunting ban, the use of this song decreased. On writing the song "Aadu Ponmayile", he denoted that the first four lines belong to the Wayanad [[Pulayar|Pulaya]] community who arranged the tune and was also credited for the song. The first part of the song "Ae Kaade Kaade" were written by [[B. K. Harinarayanan]] while Narukara wrote the later part of the lyrics, owing to his experience in writing folk songs.<ref name=":1" />

The song "Minnalvala" was written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]], after a brief hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Minnalvala' is a borrowed term: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2025/06/10/minnalvala-song-kaithapram-damodaran-namboothiri-malayalam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619153530/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2025/06/10/minnalvala-song-kaithapram-damodaran-namboothiri-malayalam.html |archive-date=2025-06-19 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Manorama Online]] |language=en}}</ref> Kaithapram recalled that the team approached him to write the song as they needed poetic lyrics, and felt impressed with the composition. He noted that the context of "Minnalvala" was based on poet [[Kalidasa]]'s image from his Sanskrit poem [[Raghuvaṃśa]]. It denoted that after [[Ravana]] abducts [[Sita]], the latter helplessly threw her hands out and screamed after which the lightning bolts in the sky decorated her hands with bangles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joy |first=Riya |date=2025-06-09 |title='മിന്നൽവള ‌സങ്കൽപം മറ്റൊരാളുടേത്, ഞാന്‍ പഴയ പാട്ടുസ്കൂളിലെ മാഷൊന്നുമല്ല' : കൈതപ്രം |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/interviews/2025/06/09/kaithapram-minnalvala-narivetta-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620041405/https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/interviews/2025/06/09/kaithapram-minnalvala-narivetta-interview.html |archive-date=2025-06-20 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Manorama Online]] |language=ml}}</ref> Manohar noted that the song was earlier written as a Christian devotional song, before a part of the lyrics symbolized the romantic flavour. The song was written in one-and-a-half hours.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-14 |title='മിന്നൽവള ആദ്യം എഴുതിയത് ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ ഭക്തി ഗാനംപോലെ, കൈതപ്രം പാട്ട് എഴുതി തീർത്തത് ഒന്നര മണിക്കൂറിൽ' |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/kaithapram-75th-birthday-minnalvala-song-anuraj-manohar-jakes-bejoy-1.10832507 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916144616/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/kaithapram-75th-birthday-minnalvala-song-anuraj-manohar-jakes-bejoy-1.10832507 |archive-date=2025-09-16 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=en}}</ref> The other songs were written by Vedan, Anwar Ali, and folk artists from Wayanad.<ref name=":0" />

== Release ==
The album was preceded with the first single "Minnalvala" which released on 16 April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=First single 'Minnalvala' from Tovino Thomas-starrer Narivetta is here |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Apr/16/first-single-minnalvala-from-tovino-thomas-starrer-narivetta-is-here |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705044228/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Apr/16/first-single-minnalvala-from-tovino-thomas-starrer-narivetta-is-here |archive-date=2025-07-05 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-17 |title='Narivetta' first single 'Minnalvala' out: Tovino Thomas shines in a soulful love track |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/narivetta-first-single-minnalvala-out-tovino-thomas-shines-in-a-soulful-love-track/articleshow/120365035.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628183801/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/narivetta-first-single-minnalvala-out-tovino-thomas-shines-in-a-soulful-love-track/articleshow/120365035.cms |archive-date=2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-09-22 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was followed by the second song "Aadu Ponmayile" on 14 May and "Vaada Veda" on 20 May.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-15 |title=Tovino drops second single 'Aadu Ponmayile' from 'Narivetta'; Netizens say, "Jakes Bejoy has a special talent to present folk style" |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tovino-drops-second-single-aadu-ponmayile-from-narivetta-netizens-say-jakes-bejoy-has-a-special-talent-to-present-folk-style/articleshow/121180490.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909105353/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tovino-drops-second-single-aadu-ponmayile-from-narivetta-netizens-say-jakes-bejoy-has-a-special-talent-to-present-folk-style/articleshow/121180490.cms |archive-date=2025-09-09 |access-date=2025-09-22 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=Jakes Bejoy and Vedan join forces for hard-hitting Narivetta song Vaada Veda. Watch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/jakes-bejoy-and-vedan-join-forces-for-hard-hitting-narivetta-song-vaada-veda-watch-10018127/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521052611/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/jakes-bejoy-and-vedan-join-forces-for-hard-hitting-narivetta-song-vaada-veda-watch-10018127/ |archive-date=2025-05-21 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> The soundtrack was released under the [[Sony Music India]] label on 23 May, the same day as the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=Narivetta (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/narivetta-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1816219270 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922173948/https://www.ottplay.com/news/jakes-bejoy-about-narivetta-anuraj-manohar/c08499e636476 |archive-date=2025-09-22 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Shilpa Nair Anand of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "Jakes Bejoy's music deserves praise [...] The songs in the background underscore what owning a piece of land means to a tribal person whose everything is the forest. A line from one of the songs, 'they drift through their dreams with no land of their own', is haunting."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=Shilpa Nair |date=2025-05-24 |title='Narivetta' movie review: An uncomfortable story that needed to be told |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/narivetta-malayalam-movie-review-tovino-thomas-anuraj-manohar-muthanga-police-station/article69611136.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250529191740/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/narivetta-malayalam-movie-review-tovino-thomas-anuraj-manohar-muthanga-police-station/article69611136.ece |archive-date=2025-05-29 |access-date=2025-09-22 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Vignesh Madhu of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote "Jakes Bejoy's stirring score also plays its part in underlining the tragedy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2025-05-23 |title=Narivetta Movie Review: Emotionally distant retelling of a dark chapter in Kerala's history |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/May/23/narivetta-movie-review-emotionally-distant-retelling-of-a-dark-chapter-in-keralas-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625043645/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/May/23/narivetta-movie-review-emotionally-distant-retelling-of-a-dark-chapter-in-keralas-history |archive-date=2025-06-25 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "Jakes Bejoy's music added to the movie's emotional quotient, striking a chord in tempo with the heavy visuals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=2025-05-24 |title=Narivetta movie review: Tovino Thomas superbly helms this action drama depicting power play between police and politics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/narivetta-movie-review-tovino-thomas-superbly-helms-this-action-drama-depicting-power-play-between-police-and-politics-101748075075909.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720194405/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/narivetta-movie-review-tovino-thomas-superbly-helms-this-action-drama-depicting-power-play-between-police-and-politics-101748075075909.html |archive-date=2025-07-20 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

Arjun Menon of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "Jakes Bejoy continues his use of culturally appropriate instrumentation and organic sounding score that remains true to the wild ways of the film's latter half. The cultural milieu and emotional scape of the film is earmarked by his unrelentingly rooted score that synchronizes with the docufiction approach of the filmmaking."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Arjun |date=2025-05-24 |title=Narivetta Review: Tovino Thomas Is Exceptional |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/narivetta-review/20250525.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527150208/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/narivetta-review/20250525.htm |archive-date=2025-05-27 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Sruthi Ganapathy Raman of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]'' wrote "Jakes Bejoy does a brilliant job, threading together the two opposite emotions in an impactful score."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raman |first=Sruthi Ganapathy |date=2025-05-24 |title='Narivetta' Movie Review: Tovino Thomas' Cop Drama Has a Slow But Sharp Ascent |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/narivetta-movie-review-tovino-thomas-cop-drama-has-a-slow-but-sharp-ascent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605105247/https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/narivetta-movie-review-tovino-thomas-cop-drama-has-a-slow-but-sharp-ascent |archive-date=2025-06-05 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]] |language=en}}</ref>

The song "Minnalvala" became viral upon its release through social media platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-28 |title=Sid Sriram thanks fans for embracing 'Minnal Vala' from 'Narivetta' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2025/06/28/singer-sid-sriram-thanks-fans-minnal-vala-narivetta-movie.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922180613/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2025/06/28/singer-sid-sriram-thanks-fans-minnal-vala-narivetta-movie.html |archive-date=2025-09-22 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Onmanorama]] |language=en}}</ref> It further topped the [[Spotify]] charts on the week of Kaithapram's 75th birthday (4 August).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullappilly |first=Sreejith |date=2025-08-04 |title=Minnalvala tops Spotify charts as its lyricist Kaithapram turns 75 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/04/minnalvala-tops-spotify-charts-as-its-lyricist-kaithapram-turns-75 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922180827/https://hde.tynt.com/deb/?m=xch&rt=html&id=001Pg000012xbFyIAI&ru=https%3A%2F%2Fsync.adtelligent.com%2Fcsync%3Ft%3Dg%26ep%3D58%26traffic_source%3Dsnippet%26sp%3D874028%26pb%3D758875%26c%3D844123%26a%3D778207%26domain%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemaexpress.com%2Fmalayalam%2Fnews%2F2025%2FAug%2F04%2Fminnalvala-tops-spotify-charts-as-its-lyricist-kaithapram-turns-75%26extuid%3D33XUSERID33X&b=1 |archive-date=2025-09-22 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 37:21
| title1 = Minnalvala
| length1 = 4:57
| lyrics1 = [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]
| extra1 = [[Sid Sriram]], [[Sithara (singer)|Sithara Krishnakumar]]
| title2 = Vaada Veda
| length2 = 3:57
| lyrics2 = [[Vedan (rapper)|Vedan]]
| extra2 = Vedan, [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| title3 = Maayum Maayum
| length3 = 3:45
| lyrics3 = Vinu Kidachullan
| extra3 = Sruthi K C
| title4 = Kaatinu Meyan
| length4 = 3:56
| lyrics4 = [[Anwar Ali (poet)|Anwar Ali]]
| extra4 = Sunil Mathai
| title5 = Aadu Ponmayile
| length5 = 4:19
| lyrics5 = Athul Narukara, [[B. K. Harinarayanan]]
| extra5 = Athul Narukara, Bindu Chilakara
| title6 = Banchinthare
| length6 = 1:13
| lyrics6 = Balan Manthan
| extra6 = Balan Manthan
| title7 = Neram Pilantha
| length7 = 2:05
| lyrics7 = Prasad K
| extra7 = Prasad K
| title8 = Chaachappa
| length8 = 1:59
| lyrics8 = Anwar Ali
| extra8 = Chinmayi Kiranlal, Jakes Bejoy
| title9 = Gaathakalil
| length9 = 1:38
| lyrics9 = Vivek Muzhakkunnu
| extra9 = Yadu Krishnan K
| title10 = Aarkkum Venda
| length10 = 1:46
| lyrics10 = Anwar Ali
| extra10 = Chinmayi Kiranlal
| title11 = Narivetta Trailer Theme
| length11 = 2:45
| lyrics11 = —
| extra11 = —
| title12 = Minnalvala Karaoke
| length12 = 4:57
| lyrics12 = —
| extra12 = —
}}

== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from Sony Music South:<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0p7x9GtII |title=Narivetta - Jukebox {{!}} Tovino Thomas {{!}} Jakes Bejoy {{!}} Anuraj Manohar |date=2025-05-24 |last=Sony Music South |access-date=2025-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922182316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0p7x9GtII |archive-date=2025-09-22 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}</ref>
{{div col}}
* Music composer and arranger – Jakes Bejoy
* Music producers – Jakes Bejoy, Harishankar V, Midhun Ashok, Maneesh Shaji, Agasthya Raag, Manimaaran, Aby Tom, Andrew Gerlicher
* Backing vocals – Akhil J Chand, Aavani Malhar, Anila Rajeev, Sony Mohan, Milan Joy, Amal C Ajith, Unmesh Unnikrishnan
* Erhu – Haruyo Kimora San
** Japan co-ordination – Vivek, Vineetha Vivek
** Inhouse co-ordination – Akhil J Chand, Maneeth Manoj
* Bass – Napier Naveen
* Flute – Kiran, Josy Alappuzha
* Rhythm – Krishna Kishor
* Percussion – Sruthiraj
* Guitars – Sanu PS
* Solo violin – Nibu Matthew
* Orchestra – Budapest Scoring Orchestra
** Orchestra recording studio – Rottenbiller Utca, Budapest
** Conductor – Peter Illenyi
** Orchestra Indian representative – Balasubramanian G
** Session producer – Bálint Sapszon
** Recording engineer – Viktor Sabzo
** Librarian – Agnes Sapszon, Kati Reti
** Orchestrators – Sanjar Ra, Balasubramanian G\
* Strings – Cochin Strings
* Chorus – Team Soul of Folk
* Folk instrumentation – Subhash PK, Abhinav Krishna PK, Sreehari Manghat
* Vocal tuning – Daniel Joseph Antony
* Session arranger and management – Maneeth Manoj, Maneesh Shaji
* Sound engineers – Midhun Anand, Unmesh Unnikrishnan, Najid Nizarudheen, Vishnu Shankar, Abin Ponnachan, Arnav Sharma, Amal Mithu, Muzza, Nishad
* Recording studios – Mindscore Studio (Kochi); Sound Triado (Trivandrum), Soundtown (Chennai), M Lounge (Kochi), Melodia (Manjeri)
* Mixing and mastering – Balu Thankachan (20db Black, Chennai), Midhun Anand (Mindscore Studio, Kochi)
* Mixing assistance – J Paul Daniel
* Artist co-ordination – K. D. Vincent and Don Vincent
* Chief associate – Akhil J Chand
{{div col end}}

== References ==
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[[Category:2025 soundtrack albums]]
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[[Category:Sony Music India soundtracks]]
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[[Category:2020s film soundtrack albums]]

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