- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Vanangamudi – 1957 Film
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional song from Vanangamudi expresses the grief and helplessness caused by tyranny, political deceit, and false accusations. The singer laments how power-hungry conspirators have ruined innocent lives, causing a painful separation between mother and child, while justice remains elusive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Veezhchiyinaal ullam / Vedhanai puyalaalae”
Repetition of the initial 'V' sound in 'Veezhchiyinaal' and 'Vedhanai', as well as 'U' sound in 'Udal' and 'Unnaiyae'.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kadamaiyai maravaamal / Udal uyir maraindhaalum”
Matching second consonant 'da' sound across lines 'Kadamaiyai' and 'Udal'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Vedhanai puyalaalae”
Describing deep emotional suffering directly as a storm ('Vedhanai puyalaalae') and time as a river overflowing its banks ('Karai kadandhae sellum kaalamadaa').
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Enni enni yenghum thandhaiyadaa”
The word 'Enni' is repeated sequentially to emphasize continuous and deep remembrance.
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Trivia
Vanangamudi (1957), starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri, featured a powerful musical score by G. Ramanathan. Seerkazhi Govindarajan's resonant, theatrical vocal delivery was instrumental in conveying dramatic, high-stakes emotional scenes in Tamil cinema during this era.
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