- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Kamal Haasan, Minmini
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Thevar Magan
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
'Inji Iduppazhaga' is an iconic romantic duet from the 1992 Tamil film 'Thevar Magan', composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and penned by Vaali. Sung by Kamal Haasan and S. Janaki, the song depicts intimate emotional bonding and playfulness between two lovers in a rural Tamil backdrop.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Imagery
“Inji iduppazhaga….manja sivapazhaga”
Compares a slender, finely contoured waist metaphorically to ginger root (Inji), a classic folk poetic comparison in Tamil literature.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Thannanth thanichirukka thathalichu thanirukka”
Repetition of the 'tha' initial consonant sound across words creating rhythmic musicality.
Anaphora / Rhyme (Edugai)
“Adikkira kaththai kelu / Asaiyura naththai kelu / Nadakira aththai kelu”
Parallel phrasing with rhyming line endings ('kelu') forming a catchy folk rhythm.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the track features playful spoken-word improvisations by Kamal Haasan and S. Janaki, giving it an affectionate, conversational realism that made it one of Tamil cinema's most evergreen romantic anthems.
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