- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Thaali Bhagyam
- Movie release year
- 1966
- Lyrics added on
- 18 May 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the 1966 film 'Thaali Bhagyam' is a profound moral commentary on human hypocrisy versus divine purity. Vaali uses powerful imagery to illustrate how God created the human heart to offer selfless love and opened a shop of wisdom for mankind. However, man shuts the door on love, letting selfish desire and calculating motives take over.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Aandavan anbennum kudai virithaan”
Love is compared to an umbrella ('anbennum kudai') that provides universal shelter, and wisdom is compared to a market stall ('arivukku kadai').
Antithesis (Muran)
“Adhan kadhavai indha manidhan adaithu veithaan”
Contrasts God's open creation ('padaithu veithaan') with human restriction and selfishness ('adaithu veithaan').
Irony
“Oorukku indha manidhan needhi solvaan nenjil ulladhai ivan maraithae meedhi solvaan”
Highlights the contradiction between outward righteousness preached to the public and the hidden deceit within the heart.
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Trivia
'Idhayathai Andha Iraivan' is one of the classic philosophical songs written by Lyricist Vaali for M. G. Ramachandran (MGR). Set to music by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered by T. M. Soundararajan, such songs played a major role in shaping MGR's public image as an ethical and high-minded idealist in Tamil political and cultural history.
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