- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Singer
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Apr 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song snippet from 'Rendu Kaadhal' portrays a protagonist who feels cursed by bad luck, believing that even nature's gentlest elements like rain and flowers avoid him to prevent bringing him happiness. However, a turning point arrives through love, prompting him to wonder if his misfortunes will finally end today. This sudden hope causes a turmoil of mixed feelings, leaving him overwhelmed with simultaneous tears and laughter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Mazhaiyum kooda maruthadhae”
Inanimate natural elements like rain (mazhai) and flowers (malargal) are given human intent as they 'refuse' (maruthadhae) to touch the protagonist.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Azha thonudhe sirippum serudhae”
Juxtaposes two opposing emotional expressions—crying (azha) and laughing (sirippum)—to emphasize intense internal turmoil and disbelief.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Azha thonudhe sirippum serudhae”
The line is repeated consecutively three times to reinforce the overwhelming sensory and emotional overload experienced by the speaker.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Mazhaiyum kooda maruthadhae ... Malargal kooda maruthadhe”
The Tamil poetic tradition of Monai is used here with matching initial letters 'Ma' in 'Mazhaiyum' and 'Malargal'.
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Trivia
'Rendu Kaadhal' was released as a single on Valentine's Day 2021, marking the first musical release from Vignesh Shivan's rom-com 'Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal'. Sung and composed by Anirudh Ravichander with lyrics by director Vignesh Shivan, the track perfectly captures the emotional conflict of the main character Rambo, who believes he is cursed with ill-luck until love unexpectedly enters his life.
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