- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Saritha
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Agni Sakshi
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
These non-traditional free-verse poems (Pudhu Kavidhai) from the film 'Agni Sakshi' express the inner thoughts, humor, rebellion, and deep devotion of a female protagonist. The verses shift dynamically across themes—from paying homage to poet Subramania Bharathi, to a sarcastic and humorous rant against her mother-in-law via a mosquito, to an intimate expression of love where repeating her lover's name moistens the paper, and finally to a philosophical reflection on art and poetry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Veettukkul parakkum vimaanamae”
Compares a household mosquito to an airplane flying indoors ('Veettukkul parakkum vimaanamae') and the mother-in-law's body to an airport.
Pun / Double Entendre (Sleidai)
“Maamiyaarin kozhuppai”
The word 'Kozhuppu' is used cleverly to mean both physical fat (which mosquitoes feed on) and mental arrogance/audacity.
Personification (Tharkiiduththenipuperuchi)
“Un mookkil idhuvarai naarkaali pottu Utkkaarnthu kondiruntha kobam”
Anger is personified as a person sitting on a chair on the tip of the nose, who gets up and walks away upon reading the love letter.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Maamiyaarukku kosukkadi / Marumagal kodukkum savukkadi”
Rhyming pair 'kosukkadi' (mosquito bite) and 'savukkadi' (whip-lash) creates rhythmic emphasis in the postscript.
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Trivia
In K. Balachander's critically acclaimed drama 'Agni Sakshi' (1982), the heroine Kannamma (played by Saritha) suffers from psychological turmoil and expresses her raw feelings through unconventional free-verse modern poetry (Pudhu Kavidhai) penned by lyricist Vaali.
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