- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Kadaikutty Singam
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 28 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic folk-pop track portrays a man playfully expressing his infatuation towards his beloved, calling her a fair-skinned plunderer ('Vellakkaara Velaayi') who stole his heart. He describes her captivating gaze using sharp imagery, comparing her eyes to piercing spears and her look to a whip that tames his spirit. Through rustic metaphors, he celebrates how her love rescued his soul from a dark place and gave him wings to fly without boundaries. The overall tone is playful, romantic, and deeply rooted in rural Tamil cultural expressions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un vizhigal eetiyo Athu uduruvi paayuthae”
Compares her eyes directly to spears that pierce through his soul ('eetiyo').
Simile (Upamai)
“Vellathil adichi izhupathu pol Un vizhigalil izhuthu poorayae”
Compares the pull of her loving eyes to being swept away uncontrollably by a raging flood ('Vellathil adichi izhupathu pol').
Repetition/Epizeuxis (Adukku Thodar)
“Paranthen paranthen paranthenae / Arinthen arinthen arinthenae”
Emphatic repetition of the word 'paranthen' (I flew) and 'arinthen' (I understood) to express extreme joy and enlightenment.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Adi vellakkaara velaayi”
Repetition of consonant sounds like 'V' ('Vellakkaara', 'Velaayi') creating a rhythmic musical flow.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2018 Tamil blockbuster rural drama 'Kadaikutty Singam', directed by Pandiraj and starring Karthi. The film's soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, who is celebrated for blending authentic Tamil folk instruments with contemporary orchestration.
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