- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Idhaya Malar
- Movie release year
- 1976
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
In 'En chellakili sirikka kadhai sollavaa' from Idhaya Malar (1976), the singer addresses a young child as her 'dear parrot', offering to tell stories while lamenting the deep ironies and sorrow of her marital life. She draws sharp parallels to the Ramayana: while the epic Lord Rama turned the stony figure of Ahalya back into a living woman, her modern husband has reduced a living, emotional woman into unfeeling stone through neglect and betrayal.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Irony (Muran)
“Kallaiyum pennaai maattri vaiththaanaam ... Oru pennaiyum kallaai maattri vittaan”
Contrasts Lord Rama turning stone into a woman (Ahalya) with the mortal man turning a living woman into stone.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Nalla kulamagal vaazhum koyili ellaam / Adhuthaan maniyosai”
Compares a noble, virtuous woman's home to a sacred temple and her bangles' chime to temple bells.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edukai)
“Kungumam konda mangal mangai”
The second consonant 'ng' rhymes across consecutive words/lines ('Kungumam', 'mangal', 'mangai').
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Trivia
Composed by M. S. Vishwanathan with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, this poignant lullaby-style song highlights P. Susheela's expressive vocals. It forms a central emotional crux in Idhaya Malar (1976), contrasting mythological ideals with modern relationship struggles.
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