- Lyricist
- Pradeep Ranganathan
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Love Today – 2022 Film
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Jun 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Ennai Vittu' is an intense, emotional heartbreak and longing track from the film 'Love Today' (2022). Sung from the protagonist's perspective during a time of painful separation, the song is a passionate vow of eternal commitment. He proclaims that even death or taking multiple rebirths cannot sever his connection to his beloved, expressing how empty and dark life feels in her absence—akin to a moonless night sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Nee illaa neram / Adhu nilavae illa vaanamae!”
Compares moments spent without the lover directly to a moonless night sky to highlight the deep darkness and emptiness of separation.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Alaigal polae / Naan thirumba thirumba / Un pinnae varuven..varuven”
Compares his persistent effort to return to her love to ocean waves that repeatedly wash ashore.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Siru pillai pole azhugindrenae!”
Compares the protagonist's raw vulnerability and weeping to that of an innocent young child.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“pomaaten / thara maaten”
Repeated use of the ending suffix '-maaten' across stanzas reinforces the rhythm and underscores his firm vow never to give up on her.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2022 hit youth film 'Love Today', 'Ennai Vittu' features lyrics written directly by the film's writer, director, and lead actor Pradeep Ranganathan. Sid Sriram's expressive vocal delivery made this emotive song a major chartbuster, perfectly capturing the core heartbreak moment of the modern romantic drama.
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