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Jakes Bejoy and Vedan join forces for hard-hitting Narivetta song Vaada Veda. Watch
Narivetta song Vaada Veda is composed by Jakes Bejoy, with vocals by Vedan and Jakes.

Tovino Thomas’ upcoming film Narivetta, which centers on a village’s fight for their land and community, is set to hit screens on April 23. Ahead of the release, rapper Vedan and composer Jakes Bejoy have dropped a promo song titled “Vaada Veda”. The hip-hop track’s visuals and lyrics offer a glimpse into the film’s powerful themes and narrative.
Set against a dark backdrop of red and black, we see Vedan being hauled out of a police van, with his hands and feet in shackles. Other people in the van, including children, look to him in awe as chants from the background talk about a man who has surpassed their “god and temples, a man with a majestic roar”. Vedan dives headfirst into the first verse as Bejoy’s music walks hand in hand, in protest. The rapper talks about “Khaki demons”, presumably referring to police officers who have made their way into the jungle, on holy land. The song’s narrative appears to trace the fate of the forest through the lives of the trees and the birds that inhabit it.
Vedan refers to the “mother bird crying” as her home is being snatched away from her and compares the firing of machine guns to chants. He then proceeds to list out the injustice nature is facing and how mountains and trees are crumbling and questions whether humans have a heart, similar to trees and creatures in the forest. The song also features small snippets from the film, which further help the listener in understanding the narrative. Through the clip of two police officers, in which they are battling between their sense of morality and duty, we witness that not everything is black and white and that the war between the authorities and the village is not linear in nature.
That multi-layered conflict will be explored by director Anuraj Manohar through his protagonist, played by Tovino Thomas. As seen in the trailer, the junior police officer is torn between what he believes is right and what his duty entails. The narrative that was put forth in the trailer seems to be clearer now, and the song gives this story of revolution even more weight.
The cast of the film also includes Suraj Venjaramoodu, Cheran, Arya Salim, and Priyamvada Krishnan.


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