- Singer
- Balram
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Movie name
- Ivan Veramathiri
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses a poignant lamentation over human suffering, moral decay, and injustice. It questions humanity's lost sense of empathy and urges the listener to reflect on whether evil will ever end and if truth will find its way back into the world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa Ani)
“Ithuthaan muraiyaa”
The stanza continuously uses the questioning suffix '-aa' ('muraiyaa', 'illaiyaa', 'vazhiyaa') to challenge society's morality and evoke deep emotional anguish.
Phonetic Paronomasia / Assonance
“Vali thaan vazhiyaa”
The words 'Vali' (pain) and 'Vazhi' (path) share strong phonetic similarity, poetically linking suffering with one's journey.
Repetition for Emphasis (Adukkuthodar)
“Manithaa manithaa”
The word 'Manithaa' is repeated back-to-back to urgently call out to humanity's conscience.
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Trivia
The song is part of the 2013 Tamil action thriller 'Ivan Veramathiri', directed by M. Saravanan. The music was composed by C. Sathya, and the emotional score highlights the protagonist's moral struggle against corruption.
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