- Lyricist
- Arun Bharathi
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- Rakesh Ambigapathy
- Movie name
- Dawood
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jul 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic Tanglish song captures the frustration, existential confusion, and bad luck of a modern individual struggling to make sense of life. Using contemporary internet slang and urban metaphors like 'traffic jam', 'meme', and 'thumbprint of God', the protagonist laments how every effort to move forward ends in a dead-end or roadblock. Despite performing religious rituals and trying to flatter society, nothing seems to work out in his favor. The thematic core is humorous despair, highlighting how life feels like a game rigged against the protagonist. Sung with high energy by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the track blends self-deprecating satire with catchy rhythm, making light of daily existential struggles in modern urban life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vaazhka full-ah / Traffic jam-uh”
Compares life's obstacles and stagnation directly to an unending urban traffic jam.
Ethugai (Rhyming Second Letter)
“Bulb-uh irundhum / Ac irundhum”
The second consonant sound ('l' / 'c') creates a rhythmic repetition across lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Life-eh game-uh / Traffic jam-uh / Aanen meme-uh”
The ending sounds of the lines rhyme with 'uh' and 'm-uh' suffixes characteristic of Tanglish pop style.
Irony / Oxymoron
“Theliva manam kolambudhae”
Expresses the paradox of a clear mind getting inexplicably confused.
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Trivia
The track features vocals by composer-actor G. V. Prakash Kumar, who is well known for delivering high-energy, relatable urban anthems in Tamil cinema. The song leverages contemporary youth slang like 'meme' and 'traffic jam' composed by Rakesh Ambigapathy with lyrics by Arun Bharathi.
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