- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Avandhan Manidhan
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Oct 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Engirundho Oru Kural Vandhadhu' is a celebrated classic from the 1975 Tamil movie 'Avan Than Manidhan', with lyrics by Kannadasan. The song captures a profound feeling of divine presence, awakening, and wondrous transformation. Through lyrical imagery of lamps lighting up, moons entering palaces, and rivers swelling with fresh water, the song describes how an unexpected presence or voice brings hope, joy, and spiritual enlightenment to a household.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Thaazhang kudaigal / Thazhuvum kodigal”
The repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Th' at the start of adjacent lines creates rhythmic harmony.
Anaphora
“Adhu endha...”
The repeated phrasing of 'Adhu endha...' across multiple stanzas emphasizes poetic wonder and questioning.
Metaphor
“Maaligaiyil oru madhi vandhadhu”
Comparing a beloved person entering the home to a full moon entering a palace.
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Trivia
'Avan Than Manidhan' (1975) was a landmark film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, directed by A. Bhimsingh. The iconic music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and this song was famously rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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