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Lyrics & meaning

Ennamma Kannu

From Thiruvilayadal Aarambam · 2006

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Karthik, Ranjith
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Thiruvilayadal Aarambam
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a dynamic verbal duel and musical clash of wits between a confident, witty young man and an arrogant, wealthy adversary. The opponent boasts about his immense riches and power, dismissing the protagonist as a penniless nobody. However, the protagonist sharp-wittedly counters that intelligence and determination trump material wealth, declaring his intent to win over the adversary's sister and defeat his pride through clever strategy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

பூட்டுக்கு சின்னசாவி நானுங்க / பூட்டுக்கு கள்ள சாவி நீயப்பா Risking comparison of a person to a key that opens a lock or master key, metaphorically describing access and control over a situation or heart., line: பூட்டுக்கு சின்னசாவி நானுங்க

Analogy (உவமை)

யானை காதில் உள்ள போயி வெல்லும் எறும்பு

Antithesis (முரண்)

உங்கள் வசம் உள்ள துட்டில் சொர்கம் திறக்கும் எங்கள் வசம் உள்ள புத்தி சொர்கம் படைக்கும்

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Trivia

This track is a reimagined modern adaptation of the iconic classic song 'Ennamma Kannu Soukyama' originally composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1980 Rajinikanth-starrer Mr. Bharath, repurposed here for the hero-versus-villain banter between Dhanush and Prakash Raj.

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