- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Kaaki Sattai
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kadhal Kan Kattudhae' is a tender romantic song expressing the mesmerizing and transformative power of love. The lovers describe how affection makes them feel blindfolded by sweetness, where every unspoken word, shy look, and inner yearning deepens their bond. The lyrics illustrate a complete inner transformation, comparing a life before love to darkness and the beloved to a light, rain, and sunshine that brings hope and warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)
“Irul polae irundhenae / Vizhakaaga unarndhenae unnai naanae”
Compares her former lonely life to darkness ('Irul polae') and the lover to a lamp ('Vizhakaaga') that illuminated her life.
Personification
“Paruvam konjam pesudhu / Koocham konjam kekudhu”
Abstract qualities like youth ('Paruvam') and shyness ('Koocham') are personified as speaking and asking questions.
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kadhal kan kattudhae / Kavidhai pesi kai thattudhae”
The matching initial consonants in Tamil poetry create melodic flow, seen in 'Kadhal' and 'Kavidhai' or 'Aasai' and 'Arugil'.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Anbae anbae mazhaiyum nee thanae / Kannae kannae veyilum nee thanae”
Contrasting elements of nature ('mazhai' - rain, 'veyil' - sun/heat) used together to symbolize completeness in love.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kadhal Kan Kattudhae' was composed by Anirudh Ravichander and sung by Anirudh alongside Shakthisree Gopalan for the 2015 action-comedy film 'Kaaki Sattai' starring Sivakarthikeyan and Sri Divya.
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