- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Rajakali Amman
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kalyaanam thevaiyillai is a playful, upbeat track from the movie Rajakali Amman (2000). The song portrays a carefree bachelor who rejects traditional commitments such as marriage, boasting about his charisma and independent lifestyle. He humorously wishes to work as a bus conductor on a ladies-only bus so he can enjoy being surrounded by female attention without any long-term emotional ties or risk of heartbreak. In the second verse, the song escalates into surreal and exaggerated hedonistic imagery, describing swimming pools of rum and cosmic bowls where even the sun gets drunk and passes out, causing nightfall. Penned by Pazhani Bharathi, the lyrics celebrate uninhibited fun, party spirit, and comic bravado.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Parallel Structure (Asoona)
“Kalyaanam thevaiyillai / Katcheri thevaiyillai”
Matching sentence structures and end rhymes reinforce the repetitive rejection of social norms.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Neiya pola uruga / Sila chinna ponnundu”
Compares young women's affection melting under warmth to ghee melting.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Bhoomi endra kinnam / Adhil kadalae madhuvaagum”
Compares the earth to a large chalice and the sea to alcohol.
Personification
“Sooriyanum vanthu adha kudichchu thallaadum / Bothaiyilae athu thoongi vidum”
Personifies the sun as an intoxicated person who drinks the ocean, staggers, and falls asleep to bring night.
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Trivia
Rajakali Amman (2000) is a devotional fantasy drama directed by Rama Narayanan, featuring Kausalya, Karan, and Vadivelu. While the movie centers on mythological and devotional snake themes, songs like this provided lively comic relief through Vadivelu and the film's side characters.
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