- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Clinton Cerejo, Komal Ramesh
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Siva Manasula Sakthi
- Movie release year
- 2009
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, high-energy song captures the lighthearted friction, banter, and unspoken affection between two young lovers in 'Siva Manasula Sakthi'. The narrator humorously laments how she unexpectedly found herself trapped in love, metaphors like hitting a low wall ('kutti suvar') highlighting her self-inflicted situation of falling for a mischievous guy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Idiom
“Kutti suvathula naan muttikitten”
'Kutti suvar' (low wall) is a colloquial Tamil metaphor referring to getting into an aimless, self-ruining, or inescapable situation, humorously used here to describe falling in love.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme) / Wordplay
“Adhu too much ... Adhu three much ... Athu four much-u ... Adhu five much-u”
The lyricist uses sequential numerical wordplay combining English numbers with 'much' to create a catchy, comedic rhyme scheme.
Metaphor
“Sanda kozhiyaa thiriyiriyae”
Compares the protagonist's aggressive and feisty nature directly to a fighting rooster ('sanda kozhi').
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar, 'Eppadiyo Maattikitten' from Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) is known for its youthful Tanglish vocabulary and unconventional comedic phrasing, capturing the romantic friction of the lead characters played by Jiiva and Anuya Bhagvath.
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