- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- P. S. Diwakar
- Movie name
- Kaattu Rani
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
Kaattu Rani is a romantic duet from the 1965 film Kaattu Rani, featuring music composed by P. S. Diwakar and lyrics by Kannadasan. Sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, the song presents a poetic dialogue between a king from the civilized world (Naattu Raaja) and a maiden of the forest (Kaattu Rani). They express their deep love through rich imagery of nature, comparing their attraction to bees hovering around flowers, souls merging as one, and love sailing as a boat on the sea of time. Kannadasan cleverly uses homonyms and metaphors, blending romantic intrigue with wild, natural beauty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Wordplay (Sledai)
“Naattu raaja manathai naattu raaja”
The word 'Naattu' is used as a noun meaning 'country' in 'Naattu raaja' and as a verb meaning 'to plant / establish' in 'kaadhal kodi naattu' and 'manathai naattu'.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Iru kathiripoo kann thirandhu kaattu raani”
The eyes are compared to purple eggplant flowers (kathiripoo) opening up.
Metaphor
“Kaala kadalil kaadhal padagu”
Love is metaphorically visualized as a boat navigating across the expansive sea of time.
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Trivia
The song highlights lyricist Kannadasan's signature command over Tamil wordplay, specifically leveraging the dual meaning of the verb 'naattu' (to plant/anchor) alongside 'naattu' (pertaining to a kingdom). Music director P. S. Diwakar crafted the melody using traditional folk and light classical elements suitable for the film's jungle-adventure theme.
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