- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Shivai Vyas, Priya Himesh
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Movie name
- Pakka
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Izhutha Izhupukku is a energetic folk duet from the Tamil film Pakka (2018). The male and female leads engage in playful rural teasing, expressing their passion and affection. The hero calls out to his beloved with playful demands, while the heroine coyly reminds him to tie the auspicious wedding thread ('thaali') before taking their intimacy further.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aathaadi azhagiya theevae / Aththa petha athisaya poovae”
Compares the beloved to a beautiful island ('azhagiya theevae') and a rare flower ('athisaya poovae').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kannukulla kaadhalathaan / Kandu pidichen”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of adjacent words in the line.
Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Vathikuchi kaiya thottu / Pathikittenae”
Rhyming second letters across lines (e.g., 'Vathi' and 'Pathi').
Tactile Imagery
“Un meesa mudiyaal / Nenja oraisi koosathae”
Evokes physical sensations of touch and tickling using rural colloquial terms.
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Trivia
The song features in the 2018 rural action-comedy film Pakka, starring Vikram Prabhu, Nikki Galrani, and Bindu Madhavi. Composed by C. Sathya with lyrics by Kabilan, the track employs traditional Tamil folk rhythms and playful dialect typical of rural romantic songs.
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