- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, Chorus
- Music director
- P. Aadhinarayana Rao
- Movie name
- Manalane Mangaiyin Bakkiam
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Sept 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic and comedic track features rustic guards or bandits boasting about their strength, pride, and authority over their territory. Through grand declarations mixed with self-deprecating humor, the singers challenge anyone brave or foolish enough to cross their path, threatening swift violence while humorously admitting their greatest expertise lies in feasting rather than actual combat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Indha naattukku naangalae singam / Sappattukku sirandha singam”
The lines end with the rhyming word 'singam', creating a rhythmic flow.
Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Indha saalaikku sungam kattu / En kaalaiyum nee kumbittu”
The second letter consonant sound ('aa' sound in 'saalaikku' and 'kaalaiyum') aligns across the lines.
Onomatopoeia
“Thalai egiri pogum ange danar danar”
The word 'danar danar' imitates the sudden loud sound of an explosive impact or decapitation.
Irony / Comedic Metaphor
“Sappattukku sirandha singam”
The speaker grandly calls themselves 'lions', but ironically restricts their ferocity to eating food.
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Trivia
'Manalane Mangaiyin Bakkiam' (1957) is a bilingual Tamil-Telugu film directed and produced by P. Adinarayana Rao, who also composed the film's music. The track features S. C. Krishnan, a celebrated playback singer in 1950s Tamil cinema known for delivering comic, folk, and character songs with unique energetic vocal inflections.
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