- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singers
- Jonita Gandhi, Arjun Janya
- Music director
- Arjun Janya
- Movie name
- Kick
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Gilmaama' from the film Kick (2022) is a playful, high-energy dance track heavy with colloquial Chennai (Madras) slang. The lyrics depict a fun, flirtatious exchange between two lovers who express their intense attraction and playful obsession with each other. Metaphorically asking to be locked inside the lover's wristwatch, the protagonist expresses the irresistible spell cast by their partner.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En usurula oodura wine-ah”
Compares the beloved's presence to intoxicating wine flowing through one's soul/life.
Simile / Visual Imagery
“En manasula poondhutta rain-ah”
Compares the beloved entering the heart to a refreshing shower of rain.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Adi maina ... rain-ah / wine-ah”
The lines end with rhyming phonetic sounds ('maina', 'rain-ah', 'wine-ah') creating a musical rhythm.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Majaakku maaalu sokkumaa”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound at the start of words ('Majaakku', 'maaalu').
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Trivia
'Kick' (2022) marks popular Kannada film composer Arjun Janya's debut soundtrack in Tamil cinema. Starring Santhanam in the lead role, the song 'Gilmaama' features dynamic vocals by Jonita Gandhi and Arjun Janya himself, set to lively slang-filled lyrics by prominent Tamil lyricist Viveka.
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