- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Santhosh Dhayanithi
- Music director
- Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Movie name
- Paranthu Po
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Aug 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted and humorous track revolves around the frustration of a parent dealing with a child named Anbu who constantly loses his belongings. The central tragedy of the song is the loss of an expensive slipper worth four thousand rupees. The narrator playfully vents their anger over a long list of misplaced items including a water bottle, lunchbox, maths textbook, and geometry box, threatening comical punishment while despairing over the boy's endless carelessness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Repetition / Anaphora
“Anboda seruppa kaanom”
The line 'Anboda seruppa kaanom' is repeated continuously to emphasize the core panic and frustration surrounding the lost slipper.
Personification / Apostrophe
“Seruppae nee enga pona”
Addressing the missing single slipper directly as if it were a conscious fleeing entity ('Seruppae nee enga pona').
Onomatopoeia / Expressive Exclamation
“Haiyaiyoo haiyaiyoo naalaayiram”
'Haiyaiyoo' captures the dramatic distress and anguish of losing an expensive item.
Rhyme / Emonai
“Yen tholacha…yen tholacha”
Repetitive rhythmic end-rhyming with 'tholacha' (lost) across multiple lines listing lost school supplies.
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Trivia
The lyrics by Madhan Karky turn an everyday domestic headache—a child losing school items and footwear—into a catchy, comedic song structure anchored by the specific cost of the footwear ('naalaayiram' or 4000 rupees).
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