The five-track EP Rush, which had been in development as early as October 2015, was released on 27 January 2017. "Dreaming", originally released as a single, was included on this EP. The title track of this album was later ranked second in Rolling Stone Indias list of "10 Best Indian Singles of 2017". In February 2017, Sony Music India released "Onnume Aagala", a duet single between Mali and Anirudh Ravichander on YouTube. In April 2018, Mali released "Play", a single which had her grandfather M. C. Rammohan as featured artist, playing the harmonica. In August 2019, she released a new single titled "Mango Showers". In March 2020, Mali was selected to be part of Spotify's prestigious RADAR program "Age of Limbo", the first single from her next album Caution to The Wind, was released in April 2020. In February 2021, Mali was featured in India's Forbes 30 Under 30 list. The complete Caution to The Wind album was released in April 2021.
