- Lyricist
- Kamal Haasan
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Movie name
- Manmadhan Ambu
- Movie release year
- 2010
- Lyrics added on
- 7 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannodu kannai
Kalanthal endraal
Kalangam ullaval echarikkai
Udanae kaiyudan
Kai korthalaa
Ozhukkam kettaval echarikkai
Aadai kalaigayil
Kooduthal pesinaal
anubavam mikkaval echarikkai
Kalavi mudinthapin
Kidanthu pesinaal
Kadhalaai maaralaam echarikkai
Kavithai ilakkiyam
Pesinalaayin
Kaasai mathiyaal echarikkai
Unnudan iruppathu
Sugamendralaa
Urithiyaai sikkal echarikkai
Aruvadai kolmudhal
Endrae kaamam
Amaivathu podhuvae
Nalamaaga-kol
Koottal ondrae
Kuriyendraana pin
Kazhivadhu kaamam
Mattum ena-kol
Unnai mangayar
Ennena kolvar
Yosikkamal varuvathai edhir kol
Munnum pinnum
Aattum sagadai
Aanum pennum adhuvae ena kol
Kaamam enappadum
Pandai seyalil
Kaadhal kalavaathu kaathu kol
Ippennuraiku ethiraai
Aanurai ondrai
Iyattra thuniyum ani serthu kol
Aaha
Iyattra thuniyum
Ani serthu-kanumaa?
Thunivae aniyum thuni endrana pin
Aniyondru etharkku?
Thaniyae varuven…
Appadi vaanga vazhikku
Oh… neenga kavingar thaanae?
Guilty as accused
Female :Appo judgement solren
Male: Sollunga
Female :Padhilukku neegha oru
Kavithai sollanum adhaan thandanai
Yaarukku ?
Female :Adhu kavithaya ketta
Thaanae theriyum
Male :Ahaan ha ha ha seri solren
Aana neenga kovichukka koodathu
Female :Yen… pengalai pathi keliya?
Male :Cha cha .. athellaam ilaingha
Idhu oru pennudaya vendukol maathiri
Oru pen than theivathu kitta
Padura thothira paadal…
Oh neenga bakthi-maanaa?
Male :Adhellam illenga
Naan buthi maana-nnae kelvikuriya irukku…
Female :Kavithaya ketta kelvi kuri
Acharya kuriya maaraalam illiya
Male :Hmmm… may be… may i?
Female :Please
Kalavi seigayil kathil pesi
Kanivaai melithaai kazuthai kavvum
Vellai palichidum parkkal vendum
Kuzhanthai vaayai
Nugarnthathu pola
Kadum nantramillatha
Vaayum vendum
Kama kanavugal
Kalaiyum velaiyil
Kooda nindravan
Udhavida vendum
Chorus :Vendum
Samayalin podhum
Uudhavida vendum
Chorus :Vendum
Saaindhu negizhnthida
Thinthozh vendum
Chorus :Vendum
Modhi kobam
Theerkka vasathiyaai
Paarai padhathil
Nenjum vendum
Chorus :Vendum
Adharku pinnal
Thudikkum idayamum
Adhu ratham paaichi
Neguzhthiya sinthaiyum
Moolai madippugal adhigam ulla
Medaavilaasa mandayum vendum
Chorus :Vendum vendum
Vendum vendum
Vangiyin iruppu
Veettil karuppena
Vazhangi puzhangida
Panamum vendum
Chorus :Vendum vendum
Vendum vendum
Nermai vendum
Bakthiyum vendum
Enakena suthanthiram
Ketkum velayil
pagutharigindra
Buthiyum vendum
Chorus :Vendummm….
Ippadi kanavan
Varavendum ena naan
Onbathu naatkal nonbu irunthen
Varam tharuvaal en varalakshi-ena
Kadum nonbu mudinthum thedi ponen
Thedi enga ponaa andha ponnu
Male :Beach-kku thaan
Podi nadai pottae
Idai meliyum ena
Kadarkarai thorum
Kaalaiyum maalayum
Thonthi ganapathigal
Thirivathu kanden
Mutrum thuranthu mangayarodu
Ammana thuravigal koodida kanden
Engae ? tv-laiiyo?
Male :Issshhhhhhhh
Mootha akkal kanavanukku
Mukkkal thaguthigal irunthum kooda
Akkalilla velayilae avan
Sakkalathi vendum endraan
Ekkulamaanaal enna endru
Vetru madham varai thedi paarthen
Varavara purusha lakshanam ullavar
Thirumana santhayil migamiga kuraivu
Varamthara ketta
Varalakshmi unakku
Veettukaarar amainthathu eppadi?
Nee ketta varangal
Eduvarai palithathu?
Urangi kondae irukkum unthan
Aranganathan aal eppadi?
Prabantham sollum
Athanai settayum
Vaasthavamaaga nadappathu undo?
Idhuvum adhuvum udhuvum seiyum
Iniya kanavar yaarkumundo?
Unakkenumathu amaiyapettraal
Unmayileyae athirshtasaalithaan
Nee adhupol enakkum amaiyaseiyen
Sri varalakshmi namosthudhae…
If she locks eyes
with your eyes,
beware, she has something to hide!
If she immediately
holds your hand,
beware, she lacks character!
While undressing,
if she talks too much,
beware, she is very experienced!
After making love,
if she lies there and talks,
beware, it might turn into love!
If she speaks of
poetry and literature,
beware, she won't care for money!
If she says being
with you is bliss,
beware, trouble is guaranteed!
Like harvesting and trading,
lust usually works
as a mutual transaction;
take it as a good thing.
When physical union
is the only goal,
understand that what is spent
is purely lust.
Whatever women
might think of you,
face what comes without overthinking.
Rocking back and forth
like a swinging wheel,
accept that man and woman are just like that.
In this ancient act
called physical desire,
make sure you keep love out of it.
To counter this speech on women,
gather a team bold enough
to compose one on men.
Aha!
Gather a team bold enough
to compose?
When courage itself is the garment I wear,
why do I need a team?
I will come alone...
That's the way, come to the point!
Oh... you're a poet, aren't you?
Guilty as accused.
Female: Then let me pass judgment.
Male: Go ahead.
Female: In return, you must recite
a poem—that is your punishment.
For whom?
Female: You'll only know
once you hear the poem.
Male: Aha ha ha! All right, I'll recite it.
But you shouldn't get angry.
Female: Why... does it make fun of women?
Male: No, no... not at all.
This is like a woman's wish,
a hymn of praise a woman
sings to her goddess...
Oh, are you a devotee?
Male: Not really.
It's a question mark whether I even have any sense...
Female: After hearing your poem, the question mark
might turn into an exclamation mark, right?
Male: Mmm... maybe... may I?
Female: Please.
Whispering in my ear while making love,
gently, softly biting my neck—
I want sparkling white teeth.
Just like smelling
a baby's breath,
without any foul smell,
I want a fresh mouth too.
When passionate dreams
fade away,
the man who stood beside me
must lend a helping hand.
Chorus: He must!
Even while cooking,
he must help out.
Chorus: He must!
To lean on and let go,
I want strong shoulders.
Chorus: We want them!
To hit against and vent
all my anger,
as solid as a rock,
I want a firm chest too.
Chorus: We want it!
Behind that,
a beating heart,
and with the blood it pumps,
a tender mind;
with plenty of brain folds,
I want a brilliant mind too.
Chorus: We want it, we want it!
We want it, we want it!
A balance in the bank,
and like black money at home,
to spend and use freely,
I want money too.
Chorus: We want it, we want it!
We want it, we want it!
I want honesty,
and devotion too;
when I ask
for my own freedom,
a rational,
understanding mind too.
Chorus: We want it...!
Hoping such a husband
would come into my life,
I fasted for nine days.
Believing my Goddess Varalakshmi would grant the boon,
once the strict fast ended, I went looking.
Where did that girl go looking?
Male: To the beach, of course!
Walking on foot,
hoping to slim their waists,
all along the beach
morning and evening,
pot-bellied Ganapathis (Ganeshas)
I saw wandering around.
Giving up all shame, with women
I saw naked ascetics mingling.
Where? On TV?
Male: Shhhhh!
My elder sister's husband
had three-quarters of these qualities, but still,
whenever my sister wasn't around,
he wanted a mistress!
Thinking caste didn't matter,
I searched all the way across other religions.
Lately, men with ideal manly qualities
are very rare in the marriage market.
Oh Varalakshmi, whom I asked
for a boon,
how did your husband turn out for you?
The boons you asked for,
how far did they come true?
Sleeping all the time,
what kind of man is your Ranganatha?
All the playful antics described
in the sacred Prabandham hymns,
do they ever happen in real life?
Doing this, that, and everything in between,
does anyone truly have such a sweet husband?
If you were blessed with one,
you are genuinely lucky!
Why don't you bless me with one like that too?
Sri Varalakshmi Namosthuthe (Salutations to Goddess Varalakshmi)...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This sequence from Manmadhan Ambu presents a witty, satirical poetic exchange between a man and a woman exploring love, lust, societal double standards, and modern marital expectations. The opening section offers tongue-in-cheek 'warnings' about women's behavior and sexual freedom, mocking conservative anxieties. It then transitions into a female perspective, articulating an ideal husband who is sexually passionate, domestic, intellectually sharp, supportive, and respectful of women's independence, contrasting this ideal with the reality of hypocrisy in society.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kannodu kannai”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds, such as 'Kannodu' and 'Kalanthal' in the opening couplets.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Kalangam ullaval echarikkai”
The repeated usage of 'echarikkai' (warning) at the end of every satirical rule line.
Satire & Irony
“Varavara purusha lakshanam ullavar / Thirumana santhayil migamiga kuraivu”
Kamal Haasan uses witty, sharp commentary on traditional religious vows, societal double standards, and marital expectations.
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Trivia
Written by Kamal Haasan himself for the film Manmadhan Ambu (2010), this track showcases his passion for modern Tamil free-verse poetry (Puthukavithai). The verse references classical themes, Varalakshmi Viratham, and Tamil literature while offering sharp contemporary social critique.
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