- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Cinema Paithiyam
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jun 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
In 'En Ullam Azhagaana Velliththirai', the protagonist metaphorically transforms her heart into a movie screen ('velliththirai') on which her beloved's form is continuously projected like a golden film ('ponnooviyam'). Kannadasan brilliantly integrates cinematic terminology—picture, screen, color, projection, and sound—into a traditional romance composition to suit the theme of the movie 'Cinema Paithiyam'. The lyric celebrates feminine beauty, longing, and devotion, expressing how her physical beauty and grace find full meaning and splendor only when acknowledged by her lover.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“En ullam azhagaana velliththirai”
Directly equating the heart to a cinema silver screen ('En ullam azhagaana velliththirai').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu”
Comparing the body's softness and beauty directly to a flower using 'pondru'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu”
Repetition of the 'P' consonant sound ('Pon', 'poonthegam', 'poo', 'pondrathu').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Cinema Paithiyam' (1975) starring Jayachitra and Kamal Haasan is the Tamil remake of the 1971 Hindi hit film 'Guddi'. Vani Jairam, who sang this iconic M. S. Viswanathan composition, was also the playback singer for the original iconic track 'Bole Re Papihara' from 'Guddi'.
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