- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Andrea Jeremiah
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Vanakkam Chennai
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{Ei engadi porantha
Engadi valantha
Engadi engadi..
Ei eppadi porantha
Eppadi valantha
Eppadi eppadi..} (2 )
Monday nee mundam
Male :Tuesday nee thendam
Female :Wednesday thedi
Male :Vantha kandam
Female :Thursday nee mokaa
Male :Friday nee bokka
Female :Saturday sandai
Male :Pottu theerkka
Street dog nee thaan
Male :Periya kallan naan thaan
Female :Keerippulla nee thaan
Male :Snake naan thaan
Female :Akthar nee thaan
Male :Sachin naan thaan
Female :Antony nee thaan
Male :Baasha naan thaan..(4)
Ei engadi…ee….
Ei engadi…ee….
Ma ma manik
Baasha baasha baasha
…………………………..
Ei engadi…ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Engadi engadi
Ei engadi…ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Engadi engadi
Unna pathaalae bp yerum..
En happy life sadaa marum
Nee osama naa
Naan obama dee
Ada unn death enn kaila dee..
Unn face-ah na
Paathaa pothum
Enn bad time start aagum
Munna varaathae daa
Munji kattaathae daa
En kovatha thoondaathae daa..
Va maa va..
Vaaya konjam moodu
Free advice veetta vittu odu
Vada vaa
Gramathu aadu
Bali agaama oora vittu odu..
{Ei engadi porantha
Engadi valantha
Engadi engadi..
Ei eppadi porantha
Eppadi valantha
Eppadi eppadi..} (2 )
Monday nee mundam
Male :Tuesday nee thendam
Female :Wednesday thedi
Male :Vantha kandam
Female :Thursday nee mokaa
Male :Friday nee bokka
Female :Saturday sandai
Male :Pottu theerkka
Street dog nee thaan
Male :Periya kallan naan thaan
Female :Keerippulla nee thaan
Male :Snake naan thaan
Female :Akthar nee thaan
Male :Sachin naan thaan
Female :Antony nee thaan
Male :Baasha naan thaan..(4)
Ei engadi…ee….
Baasha naan thaan..(4)
Ei engadi…ee….
Ei engadi…ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Engadi engadi
Ei engadi…ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Engadi engadi
...
Hey, where were you born, girl?
Where did you grow up?
Where, oh where?
Hey, how were you born?
How did you grow up?
How, oh how?
On Monday, you're a mindless fool!
Male: On Tuesday, you're a total waste!
Female: On Wednesday, you're a disaster
Male: that came looking for me!
Female: On Thursday, you're utterly boring!
Male: On Friday, you're totally toothless!
Female: On Saturday, let's fight it out
Male: and settle our score!
If you're a stray dog,
Male: I'm the cunning thief!
Female: If you're a mongoose,
Male: I'm the snake!
Female: If you're Akhtar,
Male: I'm Sachin!
Female: If you're Antony,
Male: I'm Baashha!
Hey, where did you come from?
Hey, where did you come from?
Ma... Ma... Maanick...
Baashha, Baashha, Baashha!
...
Hey girl...
Oh gosh, where did you come from?
Where, oh where?
Hey girl...
Oh gosh, where did you come from?
Where, oh where?
Just looking at you makes my blood pressure shoot up!
My happy life is constantly ruined!
If you are Osama,
I am Obama, girl!
Hey, your end lies in my hands!
If I just look
at your face,
my bad luck begins!
Don't come in front of me, boy,
don't show me your face!
Don't provoke my anger!
Come on, girl, come on...
Just shut your mouth!
Free advice: run out of the house!
Come on, boy, come on,
you village goat!
Run back to your town before you get slaughtered!
Hey, where were you born, girl?
Where did you grow up?
Where, oh where?
Hey, how were you born?
How did you grow up?
How, oh how?
On Monday, you're a mindless fool!
Male: On Tuesday, you're a total waste!
Female: On Wednesday, you're a disaster
Male: that came looking for me!
Female: On Thursday, you're utterly boring!
Male: On Friday, you're totally toothless!
Female: On Saturday, let's fight it out
Male: and settle our score!
If you're a stray dog,
Male: I'm the cunning thief!
Female: If you're a mongoose,
Male: I'm the snake!
Female: If you're Akhtar,
Male: I'm Sachin!
Female: If you're Antony,
Male: I'm Baashha!
Hey, where did you come from?
I am Baashha!
Hey, where did you come from?
Hey girl...
Oh gosh, where did you come from?
Where, oh where?
Hey girl...
Oh gosh, where did you come from?
Where, oh where?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Engadi Porantha' is a high-energy, humorous duet from the movie Vanakkam Chennai (2013) that captures a comical rivalry between two room-mates forced to live together due to a housing fraud. The lead characters exchange creative insults, modern urban slang, and pop-culture comparisons to vent their frustration at each other's presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Monday nee mundam / Tuesday nee thendam”
Use of matching end sounds ('mundam', 'thendam', 'kandam') across lines describing the days of the week to create a catchy, rhythmic cadence.
Allusion / Cultural Metaphor
“Nee osama naa / Naan obama dee”
Referencing famous real-world rivals (Osama bin Laden vs. Barack Obama, Shoaib Akhtar vs. Sachin Tendulkar) as metaphors for their fierce irreconcilable conflict.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Munna varaathae daa / Munji kattaathae daa”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Mu' across consecutive lines to add emphasis and poetic structure to the dialogue.
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