- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- J. Jayalalitha
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Movie name
- Vairam
- Movie release year
- 1974
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Jul 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Iravu muzhuthum viruthu' from the 1974 film 'Vairam' is a playful and seductive romantic song sung by J. Jayalalitha. The speaker invites her lover to spend an entire night enjoying the feast of her love and affection, emphasizing her transformed persona and passionate intimacy. Kannadasan uses vibrant imagery and metaphors—such as bouncing like a rubber ball and interpreting the tick-tock of a clock as a secret code of love—to capture the excitement of love. Set to T. R. Pappa's energetic tune, the track showcases Jayalalitha's expressive vocal talent as both singer and actress.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thulli thulli naan vizhuvaen / Rubber panthaattam”
Comparing her playful, bouncy movements directly to a rubber ball using 'panthaattam'.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Iravu muzhuthum viruthu / Idhayam muzhuthum thiranthu”
Repetition of the initial sound 'I' across consecutive lines (Iravu / Idhayam).
Onomatopoeia
“Dikku dikku osai / Kodukkum kai kadikaaram”
'Dikku dikku' mimics the rhythmic ticking sound made by a wristwatch.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Iravu muzhuthum viruthu vaikkindraen haei”
Describing an intimate night of romantic togetherness metaphorically as a 'viruthu' (grand feast).
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Trivia
J. Jayalalitha sang this track herself for the movie 'Vairam' (1974), in which she starred alongside Jaishankar. She was one of the few prominent Tamil lead actresses of her era who frequently rendered playback vocals for her own onscreen songs.
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