- Lyricist
- Logan
- Singer
- Santosh Hariharan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Kuppathu Raja
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 14 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alaatillaa nerathula
Enna vanthu adichitta
Enakkoru neram varum
Appo unnai senjiduven
Oola uthaar aaluyinna
Enna neeyum nenachitta
Karakka murukka noola pottu
Unnai naanum valichitten
Athara pathara vudura kuthura
Chorus :Naanga
Male :Adakki madakki sethura viduvom
Chorus :Ponga
Female :Ayyaiyo aarambichuttaanungadaa
Santhula ponthula veetula rottula
Thara local rappu songu
Angaiyum engeyum engaeyum podu
Thara local rappu songu
Adichittu ponavan nattukinnaa
Thara local rappu songu
Kooda irunthavan pichikinna
Thoongura singatha
Thatti thaan eluppatha
Chorus :Naangalaam maasu
Male :Yaara nee irunthaalum
Evana nee irunthaalum
Chorus :Naanga thaan bossu
Chennaikku naanga thaan
Chella pulla
Engala asachikka aalae illa
Unnaala mudinjakka modhi paaru
Naangalaam ennaikkum thaaru maaru
Vaangura vaangula
Thaangura thaangula
Eduthu vitta ellam kaali munnaadi
Yei ungaludhu ungaludhu thaan
Engaludhu endaludhu thaan
Aaga moththam totalla
Enga area engaludhu
Unga area ungaludhu
Enga area engaludhu
Unga area ungaludhu
Enga area engaludhu
Unga area ungaludhu
Enga area engaludhu
Unga area ungaludhu..yei
Saathura saathula
Oora vittu oduva
Kaatura kaatula
Saavukuthu aaduva
Thookura thookula
Thuni mani theduva
Thaakura thaakula
Marana paata paaduva
Jagu jigu jigunnu
Adikkithu pakkunu
Tholukkula kuththuna
Oonthuduva pattunu
Kaiyi kaalu otharum
Sevul rendum sethurum
Kaithaa maatula onnu thattuna
Sowkarpettai sethurum
Naangalaam nekku maatuna ookku
Nammalam yaarunu solli nee kaattu
Seenula thotthu thottinaa saakku
Thappana vaartaiyil peraluthu naakku
Engarunthu enga vanthu araajagam pannuringa
Thanga edam thanthathukku
Sattam neenga pesuringa
Sattam neenga pesuringa
Sattam neenga pesuringa
Sattam neenga
Yei paav pajji
Paani poori engaludhu
Yei tea bajji biscuit engaludhu
Kaanaa kaaliyae
Kaanaa kaaliyae
Kaanaa kaaliyae
Yei kaasu panam
Vantha kooda
Naanga ellaam maara maattom
Kooda irunthae kuliparichi
Kaala thaanae vaara mattom
Yei gettappoda vanthavenlaam
Pattavathan pottukinnaan
Thanga edam naanga thaantha
Sonthamaathan aakkikinaan
Ezhainga naangallam paavam da
Kilinja thuniyoda velaikku povom da
Naayodum kosuvodum thoonguvom
Naanga oru velai sothukku yenguvom
Olai veettula vaazhnthaalum
Naangalam ennaikkum
Kuppathu raja thaan da
Yei vaada machan kedaa kattu
Opponenttu ooram kattu
Rocket thaanda vaaya vutta
Kaindikundaa jaavaa settu
Mela vidu
Aiyyayaa
Keela vidu
Ithaan thaag
Perala vidu
Aiyyayoo
Merala vudu
Yei all areayaavum
Rocket maama thaan
: Enga area hamaaraa
Unga area thumaaraa
Unga area thumaaraa
Enga area hamaaraa
Enga area ours
Unga area yours
Unga area yours
Enga area ours
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
When no one was around,
you came and hit me.
My time will come,
and then I will finish you off!
Thinking I was some useless nobody,
is that how you took me?
Tying you up with a sharp kite-string,
I have reeled you in tight.
Trembling and shaking, let the horse loose!
Chorus: We will...
Male: We will pin you down and knock you flat!
Chorus: Get lost!
Female: Oh no, they have started again!
In alleys, in corners, in homes, on the roads,
blast this pure local rap song!
Play it here, play it there, play it everywhere,
pure local rap song!
If the guy who hit and ran stands frozen in shock,
pure local rap song!
If the guy next to him runs away in fear,
a sleeping lion—
do not poke and wake it up!
Chorus: We are full of mass!
Male: Whoever you might be,
no matter what guy you are,
Chorus: we are the boss!
To Chennai, we are
the darling children!
There is nobody who can shake us!
If you have the guts, take us on!
We are wild and unstoppable forever!
With the beating you get,
with the blows you take,
once we unleash, everything before us will be cleared out!
Hey, what is yours is only yours,
and what is ours is only ours!
All in all, in total,
our area is ours!
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours!
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours!
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours!
Your area is yours... hey!
With the thrashing we give,
you will flee this town!
With the fury we show,
you will dance to the funeral beat!
With the way we hoist you up,
you will search for your clothes!
With the blow we strike,
you will sing your death song!
Flashing bright and sharp,
the heart skips a beat with fear!
If it stabs beneath the skin,
you will collapse in an instant!
Your hands and legs will shake,
both your cheeks will be smashed!
If we land one solid strike in tight grip,
Sowcarpet itself will rattle!
We are safety pins hooked right at the collar,
go on and show them who we are!
Picking a fight on our turf is just an excuse,
foul words roll off the tongue!
Coming from who knows where, you show your arrogance here!
Just because we gave you shelter,
you preach the law to us!
You preach the law to us!
You preach the law to us!
You and your law!
Hey, pav bhaji,
pani puri is ours!
Hey, tea, bajji, and biscuit are ours!
The food is all gone!
The food is all gone!
The food is all gone!
Hey, even if money and wealth
come our way,
none of us will ever change!
We will never act friendly just to dig a pit,
and we will never trip anyone from behind!
Hey, those who showed up in fancy dress
stole the land deed for themselves!
When we gave them a place to stay,
they claimed it as their very own!
We poor folks have a hard life, man!
We go to work in torn clothes, man!
We sleep alongside dogs and mosquitoes,
we yearn for a single square meal!
Even if we live in thatched huts,
we will forever be
the kings of the slum, man!
Hey, come on buddy, tie up the feast goat!
Shove the opponent aside!
It is Rocket, man—if you open your big mouth,
your whole gang will be broken to pieces!
Lift it high!
Ayyayya!
Bring it down!
That is the punch!
Spin it around!
Ayyayyo!
Freak them out!
Hey, in every single area,
Rocket Mama is the boss!
Chorus: Our area is hamara (ours)!
Your area is tumhara (yours)!
Your area is tumhara (yours)!
Our area is hamara (ours)!
Our area is ours!
Your area is yours!
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours!
Hamara, hamara!
Hamara, hamara!
Tumhara, tumhara!
Tumhara, tumhara!
Tumhara, tumhara!
Tumhara, tumhara!
Hamara, hamara!
Hamara, hamara!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic local rap track captures the raw street culture, territorial pride, and resilient attitude of North Chennai slum youth. Through colloquial Tamil slang, Gana rhythms, and punchy street humor, the song celebrates local identity while serving a warning to outsiders and rivals who attempt to undermine or rule over them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Saathura saathula / Kaatura kaatula / Thookura thookula”
The second consonant 'th' (த்) is repeated across consecutive lines to create rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Thoongura singatha Thatti thaan eluppatha”
Comparing the protagonist to a 'sleeping lion' that shouldn't be provoked.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Enga area hamaaraa / Unga area thumaaraa”
End-rhyming words 'hamaaraa' and 'thumaaraa' create catchiness and emphasis on territorial ownership.
Did you know?
Trivia
Kuppathu Raja (2019) features G. V. Prakash Kumar as the lead actor and composer, with dance choreographer Baba Bhaskar making his directorial debut. The lyrics reflect authentic North Chennai street slangs.
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