- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- A. R. Rahman, Sid Sriram, Sunitha Sarathy
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- I
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Ennodu Nee Irundhal' is a soul-stirring romantic ballad from the 2015 Tamil movie 'I', written by Kabilan. The song captures the profound, unconditional devotion of the protagonist (played by Vikram), who undergoes a tragic disfigurement due to a hunchback virus inflicted by his enemies. Despite his horrific physical state and deep self-loathing, his love for his beloved (played by Amy Jackson) remains his sole reason to survive. The lyrics rely on extreme imagery and metaphors—rejecting nature's essential elements like air, water, and earth, declaring that the heroine's presence alone sustains his life. It reflects both the grandeur of true love and the intense agony of his current monster-like existence, concluding with the emotional thesis that as long as she stays by his side, he will remain alive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Nee ketaal ulagathai naan vaangi tharuvenae”
Promising to purchase the entire world if the lover asks is a poetic hyperbole expressing boundless affection.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thengai kulle neer pola / Nenjil thekki vaipenae”
Compares storing love deep inside his heart to the natural, pure accumulation of sweet water hidden inside a coconut.
Metaphor / Paradox
“Vathikuchi kaambil roja pookuma”
Uses the paradoxical image of a rose blooming on a matchstick to represent his distorted, flammable state blooming with pure love.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ennodu nee irundhal / Uyirodu naan irupen”
The rhythmic rhyming ending of lines ('irundhal' / 'irupen') creates an echoing musical refrain that emphasizes the core theme.
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Trivia
'Ennodu Nee Irundhal' was composed by A. R. Rahman and sung by Sid Sriram alongside Sunitha Sarathy. Sid Sriram's vocal performance earned him widespread critical acclaim and the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Tamil). The song visually contrasts Vikram's character's former bodybuilder physique with his disfigured hunchback form, emphasizing his internal emotional agony.
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