Arun Alat on writing lyrics for ‘Darshana’ from Pranav Mohanlal’s ‘Hridayam’

The playback singer-turned-lyricist explains why the transition to becoming a song writer was organic

‘Darshana...’, the song from Vineeth Sreenivasan’s upcoming film Hridayam, starring Pranav Mohanlal, has got over 10 million views since its release on October 25. The first track from the film, composed and sung by Hesham Abdul Wahab, has topped the charts in less than two weeks. Trending on social media, the song has inspired a barrage of memes.

“The memes just mean that the song is already a favourite,” laughs singer Arun Alat, who has recently forayed into song-writing. When he wrote ‘Darshana...’ while on the way from Ernakulam to his hometown, Kasaragod, in September 2019, he didn’t imagine it would become such a hit. “The response has been truly overwhelming and people now know me as the lyricist of ‘Darshana...’,” he adds.

“When Vineethettan narrated the sequence, I could picture the scene clearly. So, it was easy to capture it in words. Vineethettan was particular that we include the word ‘Darshana...’. Hesham sang it so beautifully, and it all fell in place,” says Arun.