- Lyricist
- Logan
- Singer
- Priya Himesh
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Kuppathu Raja
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic Madras-slang (Gaana) track depicts a young woman passionately expressing her overwhelming love and obsession for a local youth. Through vivid local metaphors and street slang, she describes how he has completely swept her off her feet, leaving her unable to focus on daily chores, sleep, or eat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Vaalillaa kaathaadiyaa / Vanathula aadavittaan”
Compares her state of being tossed around emotionally to a tailless kite in the sky ('Vaalillaa kaathaadiyaa') and a top spinning on the floor ('pamabarama').
Rhyme (Iyaibu / End Rhyme)
“Ennai konnuputtanae / Ennai mennu puttane / Ennai thinnu puttane”
Repeated verbal endings 'puttanae' used rhythmically to emphasize the intensity of what he did to her.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Avan ennai paakkalanu / Pathu naalaa kulikkala”
Exaggeration of love-sickness where she claims she hasn't bathed for ten days and cannot digest food because he didn't look at her.
Code-Mixing / English Loan Words
“Enna pickup pannanae / Sokkaa keep up pannaanae”
Modern Tamil gaana style incorporating colloquial English words for rhythmic effect (pickup, keep up, top up, rocket, take off).
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Trivia
The film 'Kuppathu Raja' (2018) stars G.V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role, who also composed the soundtrack. The song prominently showcases North Chennai street slang ('Madras Baashai') authored by lyricist Logan.
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