- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singers
- Priya Himesh, MC Vicky, Yasin, Santosh Hariharan
- Music director
- Dheena Devarajan
- Movie name
- India Pakistan
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a high-energy, humorous rivalry track from the movie 'India Pakistan' (2015). The male and female leads, who play competing lawyers, trade witty insults and comic threats, metaphorically comparing their rivalry to the intense geopolitical tension between India and Pakistan. Through extreme hyperboles—such as hitting seven sixes in six balls, claiming superiority over comic superheroes like Spider-Man and Superman, and threatening to put each other in the Vandalur Zoo—the characters showcase their stubbornness and ego in a playful, banter-heavy duel.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Extended Metaphor
“India naan pakistan nee / modhi paaru”
Compares a personal, humorous squabble between two lawyers to the geopolitical rivalry between India and Pakistan.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Aaru ballil ezhu sixer / Ettu ballil paththu wicket”
Uses mathematically impossible cricket stats to dramatically exaggerate skill and superiority.
Pop-Culture Allusion
“I am the spider man / Entha vida veegathil veerathula / Koranchavan antha super man”
References Western superheroes (Spider-Man, Superman) to playfully assert dominance.
Rhyme / Rhyming Couplet (Ethukai)
“Katta bomman peran / Sattam pesum veeran”
Second-letter rhyming pattern in consecutive lines (Katta / Sattam).
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Trivia
Although lead actor Vijay Antony is a well-known music director who usually composes the music for his own films, 'India Pakistan' is one of the rare movies starring him where the music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.
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