- Lyricist
- Papanasam Sivan
- Singers
- Radha Sadasivam, Chorus
- Music director
- S. V. Venkatraman
- Movie name
- Meera (1945) Film
- Movie release year
- 1945
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Jun 2019
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
The 1945 movie 'Meera' depicts the life and profound devotion of Saint Meera towards Lord Krishna (Giridhara Gopala). Through her poetry and devotional songs penned by Papanasam Sivan, Meera expresses intense spiritual love (Madhura Bhakti), total surrender, and the emotional longing of the jivatma (human soul) to merge with the Paramatma (divine soul).
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'Meera' (1945) is a historic devotional film starring the legendary Carnatic musician M. S. Subbulakshmi, directed by the American filmmaker Ellis R. Dungan. The film's immense critical and musical success led to a Hindi remake in 1947, which was introduced at the house of Sarojini Naidu and catapulted M. S. Subbulakshmi to national fame.
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