- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singers
- Mano, Unni Menon
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- James Pandu
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
James pandudaa ellarukkum friend-u daa
Neengal engalukku annan thambidaa
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Haei maamae
Dhuriyodhananum karnan pola naanga
Nalla natpukkoru ilakkanamthaanga
Attention
Male :About turn
Male :Left-tu right-tu left-tu right-tu
Edhu vanthaalum saernthu nippom naanga
Antha muruganum velu polanga
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Thambi kaalula oru kaayam kandaa naanazhuvenga
Male :Annan kanneer paaththuputtaa naan thudippenga
Male :Salute paa
Male :Vanakkam paa
Male :Salute
Male :Vanakkam
Dhuriyodhananum karnan pola naanga
Nalla natpukkoru ilakkanamthaanga
Oru seedhaiyinaal adichchikitta koshtti rendu paa
Male :Adha ketkka oru kavalthurai appo illaippaa
Male :Hae bharatha por adithadiyum kuttram thaanappaa
Male :Adha kadavul senjaa thappu illa enna sattampaa
Antha sooriyanukkum oru kozhakku undudaa aahaa
Male :Enga natpin ellaikku entha alavum illadaa
Both :Antha sooriyanukkum oru kozhakku undudaa
Enga natpin ellaikku entha alavum illadaa
Haei maamae
Dhuriyodhananum karnan pola naanga
Nalla natpukkoru ilakkanamthaanga
Male :Edhu vanthaalum saernthu nippom naanga
Antha muruganum velu polanga
Ada veedhiyilae jaadhi pera azhichchittaangappaa
Male :Aamaam palliyilae kattaayamaa ketkkaraangappaa
Jaadhikkoru sangam vachchu nadaththuraangappaa
Male :Ada sama panthiyum kooda vachchu kozhappuraangappaa
Namma naattinilae madham moonu paaradaa
Male :Madha sandaikalaalae uyir sedham kodidaa
Both :Namma naattinilae madham moonu paaradaa
Madha sandaikalaalae uyir sedham kodidaa
Haei maamae….maamae
Dhuriyodhananum karnan pola naanga
Nalla natpukkoru ilakkanamthaanga
Edhu vanthaalum saernthu nippom naanga
Antha muruganum velu polanga
Male :Thambi kaalula oru kaayam kandaa naanazhuvenga
Male :Annan kanneer paaththuputtaa naan thudippenga
Haei maamae….
Both :Dhuriyodhananum karnan pola naanga
Nalla natpukkoru ilakkanamthaanga
Haei maamae….
It is James and Pandu, friends to everyone!
You are all like brothers to us!
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Hey buddy!
Just like Duryodhana and Karna,
we are the very definition of true friendship!
Attention!
Male: About turn!
Male: Left, right, left, right!
Whatever happens, we will stand together,
inseparable like Lord Murugan and his spear!
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
Jingu jikkudu jaakku jikkudu
Jingu jikkidu jaa
If I see a wound on my younger brother's foot, I will cry!
Male: If I see tears in my elder brother's eyes, my heart will ache!
Male: Salute!
Male: Greetings!
Male: Salute!
Male: Greetings!
Just like Duryodhana and Karna,
we are the very definition of true friendship!
Two factions fought a war over Sita!
Male: There was no police force back then to question it!
Male: Hey, the violence in the Mahabharata war was also a crime!
Male: If God does it, it isn't wrong—what kind of law is that?
Even the sun has a fixed east to rise from, aha!
Male: But the boundary of our friendship has no limits!
Both: Even the sun has a fixed east to rise from,
but the boundary of our friendship has no limits!
Hey buddy!
Just like Duryodhana and Karna,
we are the very definition of true friendship!
Male: Whatever happens, we will stand together,
inseparable like Lord Murugan and his spear!
Look, they removed caste names from the street signs,
Male: But they still make it compulsory to state it in schools!
They establish and run an association for every caste,
Male: And they confuse people by also hosting community harmony feasts!
Look, there are three major religions in our country,
Male: And crores of lives are lost due to religious clashes!
Both: Look, there are three major religions in our country,
and crores of lives are lost due to religious clashes!
Hey buddy... buddy!
Just like Duryodhana and Karna,
we are the very definition of true friendship!
Whatever happens, we will stand together,
inseparable like Lord Murugan and his spear!
Male: If I see a wound on my younger brother's foot, I will cry!
Male: If I see tears in my elder brother's eyes, my heart will ache!
Hey buddy...
Both: Just like Duryodhana and Karna,
we are the very definition of true friendship!
Hey buddy...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song celebrates the unbreakable bond of friendship between the lead characters, James and Pandu, comparing their loyalty to mythological duos like Duryodhana and Karna, as well as Lord Murugan and his sacred spear (Vel). They emphasize that true brotherhood transcends bloodlines, expressing deep empathy where one feels the pain and sorrow of the other.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Dhuriyodhananum karnan pola naanga”
Comparing the friendship of the protagonists to epic and divine relationships like Duryodhana-Karna and Murugan-Vel.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nalla natpukkoru ilakkanamthaanga”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'll' across lines (Nalla / Ellaikku / Muruganum).
Ethirpaattu (Contrast / Social Commentary)
“Ada veedhiyilae jaadhi pera azhichchittaangappaa”
Using lighthearted folk rhythm to critique serious social hypocrisies regarding caste and religion.
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Trivia
The song comes from the 2000 Tamil comedy film 'James Pandu', starring Prabhu Deva and Parthiban. The film revolves around two inseparable friends who work as stuntmen and drivers, highlighting comical yet emotionally deep male bonding.
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