- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music directors
- Ilayaraja, Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Jeya Nee Jeyichutte
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Sept 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic and witty folk-style track from 'Jeya Nee Jeyichutte' (1979) features a young woman searching frantically for her missing beloved, Kuppusami, across the city. She describes his unique physical traits in playful detail—a mole on his cheek, a green parrot tattoo on his chest, a nose ring, long black hair, an iron wrist ring, and his baby-elephant-like stride—so that onlookers can help her find him. Lyricist Kannadasan blends humor and rural imagery with urban settings, creating a lively narrative of romantic longing and energetic searching rendered delightfully by Vani Jairam.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Achchadichcha silaiya pola iruppaaru”
Compares the beloved's chiseled body structure to a molded/sculpted statue ('silaiya pola').
Simile (Upamai)
“Siththaanai kutiya pola nadappaaru”
Compares his swaggering walk to that of a small elephant calf ('Siththaanai kutiya pola').
Initial Alliteration (Monaai)
“En machchanukku kannaththilae machcham irukkum”
Repetition of the 'M' sound in 'machchanukku' and 'machcham'.
Rhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Avar maarbula naan kuththina kili pachai irukkum”
Repetition of matching verb suffixes like 'irukkum' across alternating lines.
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Trivia
The film 'Jeya Nee Jeyichutte' (1979) represents a rare musical overlap period in Tamil cinema where both Ilaiyaraaja and the duo Shankar-Ganesh contributed to the soundtrack. The playful, folk-infused song gained popularity for Vani Jairam's expressive vocal nuances and Kannadasan's humorous description of male beauty.
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