- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Kuselan
- Movie release year
- 2008
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Dec 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
MGR sivaji sir-u
NTR rajakumar-u
Ivanga irunthaa cinema cinema
Varuma varuma varuma
Kadavul yaarunnu yaar paarththaa
Adhai kannil kaattuvathu intha cinema-thaan
Kannan kattabomman yaar paarththaa
Adhai kannil kaattuvathu intha cinema-thaan
Evarum uzhaichchaa uyarnthidalaam endru
Eduththu kaattuvathu cinemathaan
Adhukku yaar ingu saatchiyinnaa
Ada veru yaaru namma thalaivaruthaan
Moththa boomiyaiyum paththu roopaa thanthaa
Suththikkaattuvathu intha cinemathaan…hae…
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Paaru paaru pada shooting paaru
Palar vervai sinthuraanga
Nooru kaigal onnu sera venum
Oru cinema uruvaaga
Coffee tea-yum tharum prduction paayum
Ingu rompa mukkiyamthaan
Jolly nalla pala right poda vendum
Uzhaikkum varkkamthaan
Melum keezhum ena pedham paarkka
Ingu yaettra thaazhvu illai
Kodampaakkam kalai koyilaachchi
Intha cinema thozhilaalae
Hae group dance ingu chorus paattu ena
Kudumpam vaazhuthappaa
Vantha perai endrum vaazha vaikkum
Intha cinema cinemathaan….hae hae…
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
Cinema cinema cinema cinema
MGR sivaji sir-u
NTR rajakumar-u
Ivanga irunthaa cinema cinema
Varuma varuma varuma
Super star atho paar
Rajayogam mannan
Super star namma oorukkul vanthaaru
Singamnaa singamthaan
Mookku mela viral vaikkum vannam
Pala vesham pottaaru
Avar uruvam paaru elimai
Antha elimaithaanae avarukku valimai
Thalaikanaththidaatha thalaivan
Engal annan mattumthaan
Japan ponaa super star-u
Germany pona super star-u
America-vilum super star-u
Africa-vilum super star-u
Paattaaligalin padai ena kavani
Palli pillaikal paiyila kavani
Kaaikarigal virkkum thaaikkulam thookkum
Koodaiyil kooda super super star-u
Kadavul yaarunnu yaar paarththaa
Adhai kannil kaattuvathu intha cinema-thaan
Super star perai paar
Thirai meethu makkal paarkkumpothu
Whistle vaanai pilakkaatho
Rasigarkal koottamthaan
Paalai thaenil theater
Meethu kotti vaazhththu paadaatho
Antha padaiyappaavin padaithaan
Intha bhoomi engum ani vaguththirukka
Endrum makkal manathai aalum
Engal orey mannanthaan
Annan thottaal viralthaan pattaal
Kavithai kooda thanjam aagum
Mannan nadichcha padaththai pottaal
Varusham pooraa housefull aagum
Super star-um sooriyanumthaan
Ulagam suttri oliruvathu undu
Intha perumai annanai thavira
Ingae entha manaithanukkundu tamizha…
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
M.G.R. and Sivaji sir,
N.T.R. and Rajkumar...
Cinema was truly cinema when they were here!
Will another era like that ever come again?
Who has ever seen what God looks like?
It is this cinema that brings Him before our eyes!
Who has ever seen Lord Krishna or Kattabomman?
It is this cinema that brings them before our eyes!
That anyone can rise high through hard work—
Cinema is what proves that to us!
And if you ask who the living proof is,
Why, who else could it be but our leader?
For just ten rupees,
This cinema takes you all around the world, hey!
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Look, look, look at a movie shoot!
So many people pour out their sweat here.
A hundred hands must join together
For a single film to take shape.
Even the production boy serving coffee and tea
Is truly important here!
They deserve to live happily and enjoy good times—
This hardworking class of people!
To discriminate between high and low,
There are no inequalities here!
Kodambakkam became a temple of art,
All through this craft of cinema!
Hey, from background dancers to chorus singers,
Entire families make a living here!
It sustains whoever comes seeking a life—
This cinema, this very cinema, hey hey!
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
Cinema, cinema, cinema, cinema
M.G.R. and Sivaji sir,
N.T.R. and Rajkumar...
Cinema was truly cinema when they were here!
Will another era like that ever come again?
Look over there, it's the Superstar!
A king blessed with great fortune!
The Superstar has come to our town!
A lion is always a lion!
In ways that make people marvel in wonder,
He has played so many diverse roles!
Look at his style, so simple and down-to-earth!
Isn't that very simplicity his greatest strength?
A leader without any arrogance,
Is none other than our elder brother!
Go to Japan, he is the Superstar!
Go to Germany, he is the Superstar!
In America too, he is the Superstar!
In Africa too, he is the Superstar!
Look at the army of working people,
Look on the schoolbags of children,
In the baskets carried by mothers selling vegetables,
Even there, it's Superstar, Superstar!
Who has ever seen what God looks like?
It is this cinema that brings Him before our eyes!
Look at the name 'Superstar'!
When the crowd sees it on the screen,
Don't their whistles tear the skies apart?
The massive sea of fans—
Pouring milk and honey over the theatre,
Don't they sing cheers and blessings?
The invincible army of Padayappa
Is marching all across this earth!
Ruling the hearts of the people forever,
He is our one and only king!
If our brother merely touches it with his finger,
Even poetry surrenders to his charm!
If you screen a film starring this king,
It runs houseful all through the year!
Only the Superstar and the Sun
Travel around the world and shine so bright!
Other than our beloved brother,
Which other man has earned such glory, O Tamilian?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Cinema Cinema' (also known as 'Cinema Cinema Grandeur') from the 2008 movie Kuselan is a grand tribute to the magic of Indian cinema, the cinema industry workforce, and specifically Rajinikanth's legendary stardom. Written by legendary lyricist Vaali and composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the song celebrates legendary cinema icons across South India—MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, N. T. Rama Rao, and Dr. Rajkumar—while highlighting cinema's unique power to visualize history, mythology, and human dreams.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kadavul yaarunnu yaar paarththaa / Adhai kannil kaattuvathu intha cinema-thaan”
Matching second consonants across lines like 'Kadavul' and 'Adhai' / 'Kannan' and 'Adhai'.
Metaphor
“Super star-um sooriyanumthaan / Ulagam suttri oliruvathu undu”
Comparing Superstar Rajinikanth's reach and brightness directly to the Sun.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Whistle vaanai pilakkaatho”
Exaggerating the fans' roaring celebration piercing the sky when Superstar's name appears on screen.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Japan ponaa super star-u / Germany pona super star-u”
Repeated use of 'Super star-u' across consecutive lines to emphasize global fame.
Did you know?
Trivia
Kuselan is a remake of the Malayalam hit 'Katha Parayumpbol'. In this song, lyricist Vaali pays homage to the four pillars of South Indian cinema—M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, N. T. Rama Rao, and Dr. Rajkumar—setting a grand backdrop for Rajinikanth's fictional movie-star character Ashok Kumar.
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