- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- S. C. Krishnan
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Movie name
- Bhagyavathi
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted and humorous song from the 1957 movie Bhagyavathi features a social commentary on modern lifestyle trends adopted by urban women in 1950s India. Sung by S. C. Krishnan, the song offers playful advice to modern women on how to charm their husbands using contemporary fashion and charm rather than old traditions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Aampalai manasu vandu”
Compares a man's mind to a beetle (vandu) that wanders from flower to flower seeking beauty.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Shippaan silk kattikittu”
Rhyming of second consonant letters across lines for musical rhythm (Shippaan / Chent / Lipstick).
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Konji konji pesikkittu”
Doubling words like 'konji konji' to emphasize endearing speech.
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Trivia
S. C. Krishnan was widely renowned in 1950s Tamil cinema for rendering high-pitch comical and satirical songs composed by music directors like S. Dakshinamurthi. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi frequently captured urban shifts and modern fashion trends through witty colloquialisms in his socio-satirical tracks.
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