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Akkalu Bakkalu

From House Mates · 2025

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Sean Roldan, Rajesh Murugesan
Music director
Rajesh Murugesan
Details
House Mates2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Akkalu sikkaluTroubles and complications
Male :MachchaanMale : Friend
Chorus :Akkalu sikkaluChorus : Troubles and complications
Chorus :Enna machchaanChorus : What is it, friend?
Male :Akkalu sikkaluMale : Troubles and complications
Male :MachiMale : Buddy
Male :Akkalu sikkaluMale : Troubles and complications
Ennaa readyah…Is everything ready...
Readyaa…Ready...
Enna maamu readyaa….Is everything ready, mate?...
Male
Yaeh yah…Yeah yeah...
Male
Thappula thavululaWith drums and percussion
Adikkira adiyilaWith the beatings we get
Kizhiyirom naangalaeWe are getting ripped apart
Thaanga mudiyalUnable to bear it
Male
Torture-u home-laIn a house of torture
Hide and sick game-laIn a game of hide and seek
Vaazhurom kaandulaLiving in frustration
Thoonga mudiyalaUnable to sleep
Male
Short cut-tum illaThere is no shortcut
Stright route-um illaThere is no straight route either
Dead end ullaeTrapped inside a dead end
Veettukku vanthaalae…haangWhenever we come home... haang
Male
Oru naalu illa illaNot just for one day, no, no
Pala naalu thollaiTrouble for many days
Athai naanum solla sollaAs I keep talking about it
Thalaikeezhaa nedunaalaaUpside down for a long time
Thavichenae vavvaalaaI suffered like a bat hanging upside down
Nimmathi ingilla machchaanThere is no peace here, my friend
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Tho tho tho tho potathu poottoLook look look look, it is locked
Tho tho tho tho vaikkuthu vettoLook look look look, it places a checkmate
Male :Aa….aahhaa…yahMale : Aa....aahhaa…yeah
Male
Pudhuvitha thalaivaliyilaIn a new kind of headache
Maatti saaguromWe are trapped and dying
Chorus : Kollura jayiluChorus : A killing prison
Illaiyae bailu thappikka vazhiyillaiThere is no bail, no way to escape
Male
Pudichchavan kooda irunthumEven when sitting next to a loved one
Sirikka mudiyalaUnable to smile
Chorus :Kannukku theriyaa enemyChorus : An invisible enemy
Ivanai thoraththa mudiyalaUnable to chase him away
Male
Gae naalum oru tortureEvery single day is a torture
Aanaen ippa joker-uI have become a joker now
Aluththu pochu veruththu pochuGot tired and disgusted
Pain-um kuraiyalaThe pain does not reduce
Male
Enkooda trouble maker-uA trouble maker is with me
Poche en future-uMy future is gone
Enga poyi idhum mudiyumWhere will this end?
End0u theriyalaDon't know the end
Male
En life aache rude-ahMy life has become so rude
Male :Rude-ahMale : Rude
Male :Kanavaachche kaadaaDream has turned into a wilderness
Male :KaadaaMale : A wilderness
Male :Veruppaachche podaaIt has turned into disgust, go away
Male :PodaaMale : Go away
Male :Sikkalu sonnaalaeMale : If you talk about problems
Male
Oru naalu illa illaNot just for one day, no, no
Pala naalu thollaiTrouble for many days
Athai naanum solla sollaAs I keep talking about it
Thalaikeezhaa nedunaalaaUpside down for a long time
Thavichchenae vavvaalaaI suffered like a bat hanging upside down
Nimmathi ingilla machchaanThere is no peace here, my friend
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Tho tho tho tho potathu poottoLook look look look, it is locked
Tho tho tho tho vaikkuthu vaeattoLook look look look, it places a checkmate
Male
Thappula thavululaWith drums and percussion
Adikkira adiyilaWith the beatings we get
Kizhiyirom naangalaeWe are getting ripped apart
Thaanga mudiyalUnable to bear it
Male
Torture-u home-laIn a house of torture
Hide and sick game-laIn a game of hide and seek
Vaazhurom kaandulaLiving in frustration
Thoonga mudiyalaUnable to sleep
Male
Short cut-tum illaThere is no shortcut
Stright route-um illaThere is no straight route either
Dead end ullaeTrapped inside a dead end
Veettukku vanthaalae…haangWhenever we come home... haang
Male
Oru naalu illa illaNot just for one day, no, no
Pala naalu thollaiTrouble for many days
Athai naanum solla sollaAs I keep talking about it
Thalaikeezhaa nedunaalaaUpside down for a long time
Thavichenae vavvaalaaI suffered like a bat hanging upside down
Nimmathi ingilla machchaanThere is no peace here, my friend
Mmm….machchaan machchaan….Mmm... friend, friend...
Mmm….machchaan machchaan….Mmm... friend, friend...
Mmm….machchaan machchaan….Mmm... friend, friend...
Mmm….machchaan machchaan….Mmm... friend, friend...
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Akkalu bakkalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Akkalu bakkalu thottatto)
Eththanai sikkalu repeattoSo many complications repeating
Anthalu sinthalu thottattoRhythmic gibberish (Anthalu sinthalu thottatto)
Engala route-u engittoWhere on earth is our route heading?
Chorus
Tho tho tho tho potathu poottoLook look look look, it is locked
Tho tho tho tho vaikkuthu veattoLook look look look, it places a checkmate

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Akkalu Sikkalu from House Mates (2025) is an energetic, humorous track depicting the daily chaotic struggles and relentless headaches of coping with difficult roommates or home situations. The lyrics blend urban slang, playful folk gibberish, and exaggerated metaphors to capture the frustration of feeling trapped in a domestic dead end.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Thalaikeezhaa nedunaalaa / Thavichenae vavvaalaa

Compares suffering upside down in frustration to a bat hanging upside down.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kollura jayilu / Illaiyae bailu thappikka vazhiyillai

Metaphorically describes the chaotic home environment as a prison without bail.

Rhyme and Assonance (Edhugai & Monai)

Akkalu bakkalu thottatto / Eththanai sikkalu repeatto

Uses matching syllable endings and gibberish rhythms to build a fast-paced catchy cadence.

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Trivia

Composed by Rajesh Murugesan (famous for his acclaimed work in Premam and Neram), the song features vocal work from indie singer-composer Sean Roldan alongside Murugesan, delivering a uniquely quirky acoustic-folk vibe.

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