- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, G. Kasthuri
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Manamulla Marutharam
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lively folk song features a celebratory dance dialogue encouraging two dancers, Veeraayi and Ramayi, to captivate the gathering crowd with their graceful movements, bright smiles, and rhythmic folk singing. The lyricist vividly describes their traditional attire, sound of jingling anklets, rustling Kandangi sarees, and mesmerising expressions that charm all onlookers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Irattai Kilavi (Onomatopoeia)
“Kaalilae thandai kalakalakka”
Use of paired rhythm-building words like 'kalakalakka' (jingling sound), 'salasalakka' (rustling sound), and 'palapalakka' (glowing/gleaming).
Upamai (Simile)
“Paalaiyum vedichu sirippathu pola”
Comparing a bright smile exposing a neat row of teeth to a bursting cotton pod (paalai vedichu sirippathu pola).
Upamai (Simile)
“Kumbalum angae samuthiram pol”
Comparing the massive gathering of people to a vast ocean (samuthiram pol).
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Pambara kannai pakkuvamaa”
Comparing active, spinning eyes to a top (pambara kannai).
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Trivia
Composed by K. V. Mahadevan for the 1958 Tamil film 'Manamulla Marutharam', this track features early playback vocals by L. R. Eswari alongside G. Kasthuri, capturing classic Tamil rural folk rhythm and dance form (Kummi).
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