- Lyricist
- Kalai Kumar
- Singer
- Chitra Sivaraman
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Manadhai Thirudivittai
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Color Color Malarkkoottam' is a lively and playful celebration of female charm, power, and mystery. The women describe themselves metaphorically as a vibrant group of flowers capable of causing an emotional earthquake in men's hearts. Through vivid hyperbole, they portray their glances, smiles, and tears as forces of nature powerful enough to launch men into space, relocate their hearts, or shake mountains.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Mayakka oosi polae”
Comparing a woman's disarming smile to an anesthetic injection before surgery.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Color color malarkkoottam”
Describing young women directly as a group of colorful blooming flowers.
Uyarvu Navortchi (Hyperbole)
“Imayam norungum”
An extreme exaggeration stating that the Himalayas will crumble when women's eyelashes meet.
Mondhai / Emona (Alliteration/Rhyme)
“Engal imaigal / Imayam norungum”
Repetition of consonant sounds across 'Engal imaigal' and 'Imayam norungum'.
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Trivia
This energetic song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2001 Tamil romantic comedy movie 'Manadhai Thirudivittai', directed by R. D. Narayanamurthy and starring Prabhu Deva, Kausalya, and Gayatri Jayaraman.
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