while kerala witnessed one of the worst faces of nature a month ago in the form of the devastating floods it also saw the best in humanity with people stepping up to help each other as the state is slowly limping to normalcy many mollywood artistes are doing their bit to help with the relief operations and music with its power to heal has also been used as a tool to boost the morale of the people and help them bounce backrecently actor neeraj madhav released a music video titled njan malayali which shows visuals reminding many of the situation they were in and that its time now to wake up i think art and music have a greater impact during such difficult times my friend rameez aka rzee had this song ready but it wasnt for this particular situation the thought of launching it and contributing the proceeds of the video to the cms relief fund came later says neerajthe scenes in the relief camp where people danced and sang made him realise that music can be a catalyst to a normal life for those affected he says the song is addressed to every malayali who fought and came back we managed to source the footages from many people via social media i wanted the video to be different and have some empowering lines and good visuals too he says adding that his brother navneeth madhav directed the videofrom the feedback the actor says he is happy that it has served the purpose of motivating people neeraj who has also rendered a few rap portions in the song says rap has always been used as a strong tool when the situation called for a change or revolution thats why we chose the genreanother song based on the floods that was released is bijibals puzhayodu mazha chernnu which has profound lines and is a touching composition the musicians daughter daya renders the song that looks back at the past and also contemplates on finding a way to rebuild lives the idea of making a song after the floods was suggested by bijibals friend a graphics designer i readily agreed and conveyed the same to lyricist santhosh varma our focus was to give our fellow citizens something positive and at the same time put across the message of responsible development that is the only way we can be one with nature another aspect we have included is compassion which we think should come with responsibilitythe best way to strike a chord with the people was through the innocent voice of a child they agreed bijibal says though we were not in the frame of mind to listen to a song after the devastation we still thought this was what we could do as artistes i also believe puzhayodu mazha chernnu can transcend the context of a flood and can be applied in other situations as well the lines prakrithiye snehichu kondu ini poyi poyadhellam thirichu nedam can have a deeper meaning