- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Anuradha Sriram, Mano
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Vallarasu
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is an energetic, playful duet filled with double entendres, clever wordplay, and dramatic undercover banter. It features a cat-and-mouse game between the male lead—who is disguised as 'Mr. Naidu'—and the female character, blending flirtatious affection with underlying investigative intrigue. The hero asserts his stealth, strength, and determination to unearth secrets and achieve victory, referencing his roots from Madurai and comparing his mission to a hunter capturing his prey.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Achcham vidu uchcham thodu”
Matching vowel sounds at the beginning of adjacent segments ('Achcham' / 'uchcham').
Iyaipu (Rhyme)
“Alli edu kollaiyidu / Solli kodu naidu”
End rhyming pattern across lines ('kollaiyidu', 'kodu naidu').
Simile (Upamai)
“Telungu dhesaththu molagaa polae”
Compares the fiery nature of love/kissing to a spicy chili from the Andhra/Telugu region using 'polae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paambai ariyaththaan vallooru vanthirukku”
Compares the protagonist to a falcon ('vallooru') coming to hunt the snake ('paambu'), symbolizing uncovering secrets/villains.
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Trivia
'Hello Mister Naidu' is a popular fast-paced track composed by Deva for the 2000 Tamil action film 'Vallarasu', starring Captain Vijayakanth and Devayani. Directed by N. Maharajan, the film was a major commercial hit, and this song highlights Vijayakanth's character adopting an undercover disguise while exchanging sharp, witty lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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