- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Kamal Haasan
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Movie name
- Vasool Raja MBBS
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 20 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Alwarpettai Aaluda' from 'Vasool Raja MBBS' is a upbeat, comedic, and lighthearted song offering pragmatic relationship advice to young men. Sung from the perspective of the protagonist, the lyrics demystify romantic obsession and heartbreak by presenting love not as a sacred or ultimate goal, but as a biological function driven by hormones. It encourages listeners not to despair over rejection or failure, humorously suggesting moving on from one partner to another ('If a doctor says no, love a nurse'). Through lively colloquialisms, Vairamuthu's lyrics poke fun at teenage infatuation, physical attraction, and grand poetic notions of 'dying for love'. The song urges young people to embrace failure as an essential life experience and comparison-wise warns against making a mountain out of a molehill ('swimming in a tumbler instead of an ocean'). Overall, it serves as a philosophical yet humorous anthem about moving forward in life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme (Monorhyme / Second-letter rhyme - Etukai)
“Aalvaarpettai aaludaa / Arivuraiya keludaa”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic cadence (e.g., Aalvaarpettai / Arivuraiya).
Metaphor
“Kaadhal oru kadalu maaridaa... Tumblerukkul neechal yenadaa”
Compares love to an ocean and heartbreak to dramatically trying to swim in a tumbler (glass) of water.
Demystification / Scientific Personification
“Intha yelavu ellaam / Harmone seiyum kalagam thaanadaa”
Demystifies the romantic concept of love by reducing it down to a biological hormone surge rather than a divine force.
Synecdoche
“Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa”
Uses types of clothing (Thaavani and Salwaar) to represent different women or stages of traditional vs modern relationships.
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Trivia
Although the context specifies 'Unknown', the music for Vasool Raja MBBS was composed by Bharathwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The iconic song was sung by Kamal Haasan himself along with Sunidhi Chauhan, and features the character 'Alwarpettai Aandavar', a popular real-life moniker for Kamal Haasan due to his roots in Alwarpet, Chennai.
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