- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Oru Thayin Sabhatham
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jun 2026
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Oru Thayin Sabhatham' (1987) is an emotionally charged plea from a son to his mother who suffers from amnesia. The mother was once an accomplished classical artist and the son's very first music teacher. Having been separated and reunited through twists of fate, the son finds her completely oblivious to his presence and incapable of recognizing him. He attempts to revive her lost memories by singing classical swaras and melodies she had once taught him. The lyrics contrast her past boundless maternal devotion—staying awake at night, feeding him under the moonlight, and singing lullabies—with her current heartbreaking indifference. Suffering deeply as he sees his mother looking at him with a blank stare, the son desperately begs her to break through her amnesia, recall her music, and embrace him as her child once again.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Unadhu kaadhil vizhavillaiyaa / Un nenjai thodavillaiyaa”
The lines end with the rhyming rhythmic pattern 'vizhavillaiyaa' and 'thodavillaiyaa'.
Monai (Initial Assonance / Alliteration)
“Udhiram koduthaai uyiraai valarthaai”
Both key words in the line start with the vowel sound 'U' ('Udhiram' / 'uyiraai').
Metaphor
“Vidhiyenum sadhiyaal ninaivizhandhaai”
Fate is personified and metaphorically depicted as a conspirator ('sadhi') that robbed the mother of her memory.
Metaphor
“Kandrondru kadhara”
The son metaphorically compares himself crying out for his mother to a helpless calf ('kandru') calling out for its mother cow.
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Trivia
'Oru Thayin Sabhatham' (1987) was written, directed, composed, and starred in by T. Rajendar, showcase his signature multi-talented filmmaking style. The emotional composition relies heavily on Carnatic musical elements and solkattu (swaras) integrated into a dramatic story context. Legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam delivered a deeply evocative vocal performance that rendered this song a memorable classical-emotional fusion track of the late 1980s.
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