- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Vijay Yesudas
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song serves as an emotional tribute to fatherhood, elevating a father's quiet sacrifice and unconditional devotion above all else. It highlights how a father often suppresses his own tears and pains, masking his immense tenderness under a façade of strictness to guide his child towards a better future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ambaariyaai yetrikondu”
Comparing the father's shoulders carrying a child to an 'Ambaari' (a royal elephant howdah/palanquin).
Metaphor
“Theevaai pogirom”
Comparing grown children who drift away emotionally into self-absorbed individuals to 'isolated islands'.
Monoreyme / Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Kandipilum thandipilum / Kodhithidum un mugam”
Second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines (Thandhai / Thaalaatu, Kandipilum / Kaichal).
Hyperbole
“Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum / Thandhai anbin munnae”
Exaggerating a father's love as supreme to the point where all divine gods lose to it.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by late Na. Muthu Kumar, this song won immense critical acclaim and earned singer Vijay Yesudas the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Tamil in 2013.
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