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Chilla Chilla

From Thunivu · 2022

Lyricist
Vaisagh
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Vaisagh, Ghibran
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Thunivu
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
30 Oct 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thatti vitta thaaru maaru
Thatti ulla yaaru paar
Thatti vitta thaaru maaru
Thatti ulla yaaru paar
Hey thatti vitta thaaru maaru
Thatti ulla yaaru paar
Thatti vitta thaaru maaru
Thatti ulla yaaru paar
Thatti vitta thaaru maaru
Thatti ulla yaaru paar
Thatti vitta thaaru maaru
Thatti ulla yaaru paar
Irupadhu oru lifeu
Adichikka cheers
Ponadhellam pogattum da
Theva illa tears
Pudichatha seiyuradhu
Ennaikumae mass
Dhinam dhinam mukkiyam pa
Namma inner peace
Ennaikumae padaichavan
Thunai namakku
Manasula porada thunivirukku
Suthi paar sadhosham dhan
Kotti kidakku
Vanthiruchu namma kalam
Yeri kalakku
Kalla kanda naai gone
Ulaikalana ne gone
Tension aava time illa
Ippo namma game ..ON
Ulukkula fire-u
Therichu oodum fear-u
Pinnala pesuravan
Ellaam kilinja tire-u
Irupadhu oru lifeu
Adichikka cheers
Ponadhellam pogattum da
Theva illa tears
Pudichatha seiyuradhu
Ennaikumae mass
Dhinam dhinam mukkiyam pa
Namma inner peace
Hey hey hey hey..
Vaai udhaar vena
Maatikaadha veena
Nammaloda vela paarthu
Ooru pesum thaana
Nammandayae scene ah
Time varaadhuda pona
Ishtapattu kashtapatta
Ellaam varum thaana
Mathavana mattam thatti
Mela vandhu no use
Kathuravan katthatumae
Thatti vudu time pass
Vandha enna pona enna
Yaaru enna sonna enna…
{Thakkida thakkida thakkida thak} -(2)
Irupadhu oru lifeu
Adichikka cheers
Ponadhellam pogattum da
Theva illa tears
Pudichatha seiyuradhu
Ennaikumae mass
Dhinam dhinam mukkiyam pa
Namma inner peace
Ennaikumae padaichavan
Thunai namakku
Manasula porada thunivirukku
Suthi paar sadhosham dhan
Kotti kidakku
Vanthiruchu namma kalam
Yeri kalakku
Unleash it, it goes completely wild!
Look who is behind the screen!
Unleash it, it goes completely wild!
Look who is behind the screen!
Hey, unleash it, it goes completely wild!
Look who is behind the screen!
Unleash it, it goes completely wild!
Look who is behind the screen!
Unleash it, it goes completely wild!
Look who is behind the screen!
Unleash it, it goes completely wild!
Look who is behind the screen!
We've got just this one life
Raise your glass and say cheers!
Let bygones be bygones, friend
There's no need for any tears
Doing what you love to do
is always pure swagger!
Every single day, what matters
is our inner peace
The Almighty is always
by our side
In our hearts, we have the courage to fight
Look around you, pure happiness
is overflowing everywhere
Our battleground is ready
Step right in and rock it!
Spot a stone and the dog is gone
If you don't work hard, you are gone!
There's no time to get stressed out
Now our game is on!
With fire burning deep inside
all fear will run away in fright
Those who talk behind your back
are just like punctured tyres!
We've got just this one life
Raise your glass and say cheers!
Let bygones be bygones, friend
There's no need for any tears
Doing what you love to do
is always pure swagger!
Every single day, what matters
is our inner peace
Hey hey hey hey...
No need for empty boasts
Don't get trapped for no reason
If we just focus on our own work
the whole town will praise it on its own
Showing attitude to us?
Once time is lost, it never returns
If you strive hard with true passion
everything will come to you naturally
Putting someone else down
to climb to the top is completely pointless
Let those who shout keep yelling
Just shrug it off and take it easy
What comes or goes, who cares?
Whatever anyone says, who cares?
{Thakkida thakkida thakkida thaga} -(x2)
We've got just this one life
Raise your glass and say cheers!
Let bygones be bygones, friend
There's no need for any tears
Doing what you love to do
is always pure swagger!
Every single day, what matters
is our inner peace
The Almighty is always
by our side
In our hearts, we have the courage to fight
Look around you, pure happiness
is overflowing everywhere
Our battleground is ready
Step right in and rock it!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic, upbeat track serves as a youth anthem about celebrating life, maintaining mental peace, and staying determined against all odds. It urges the listener to let go of past miseries, pay no heed to gossip or backstabbers, and focus on authentic self-expression and hard work. With high-energy dance beats, the song highlights that life is short ('Irupadhu oru lifeu') and that true success comes from passion, hard work, and maintaining inner tranquility while keeping full faith in God.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Mona / Initial Alliteration

Thatti vitta thaaru maaru / Thatti ulla yaaru paar

Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' across line openings creating rhythmic energy.

Metaphor

Pinnala pesuravan / Ellaam kilinja tire-u

Comparing envious people who talk behind your back to useless 'kilinja tire-u' (blown-out/punctured tires).

End Rhyme

Ulukkula fire-u / Therichu oodum fear-u / Ellaam kilinja tire-u

Use of English loanwords ending in 'u' sound (fire-u, fear-u, tire-u) to maintain a modern gaana-style rhyming scheme.

Allusion / Proverb Adaptation

Kalla kanda naai gone / Ulaikalana ne gone

Adapting the popular Tamil proverb 'Kallai kandal naayai kaanom' (When you see the stone, you don't see the dog) into a colloquial modern warning about lost opportunities.

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Trivia

'Chilla Chilla' (Thatti Vitta Thaaru Maaru) was released as the lead single for Ajith Kumar's 2023 heist action film Thunivu. The song marked a major viral hit composed by Ghibran, combining the energetic vocals of star composer Anirudh Ravichander alongside lyricist-singer Vaisagh, who is famous for his indie Tamil street-style gaana compositions.

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