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Kandara Kolli

From Retta Thala · 2025

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Sivam
Music director
Sam C. S
Movie name
Retta Thala
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
4 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
Kasaabukaaran kathi kooda
Konjam karunai kattum
Kallukku paalalseevum aruvaa kuda
Pathu vettum
Eevu irakkam illaama
Enna yaethunu sollaama
Paara patcham parkaama
Why… why do you do this to me?
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
Nee siricha kolai gaanduthaan
Un uravae dead enduthaan
Oh my god bada kedithaan
Pen illa nee perichalithaan
Ambala ratham rusiya
Adiye kandarakolli
Appadi enna pasiya
Adiye kandarakolli
Kollura sema kushiya
Adiye kandarakolli
Yenadi indha rana kalam
Giletin un vizhiya
Adiye kandarakolli
Idiyameen un bodyaa
Adiya kandarakolli
Aale kanni vediya
Adiye kandarakolli
Why …. Why do you do this to me?
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
Kannala kolluriyae
Kandara kolli
Enna kandathundam panuriye
Kandara kolli
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
Even a butcher's knife
shows a little mercy
Even the blade that taps palm toddy
cuts with care
Without any pity or mercy
Without telling me what is going on
Without holding anything back
Why… why do you do this to me?
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
When you smile, it drives me mad with rage
A relationship with you is a dead end
Oh my God, you are a total crook
You are not a girl, you are a bandicoot rat
Is men's blood that tasty to you?
Hey, you ruthless girl
Are you really that hungry?
Hey, you ruthless girl
You kill with sheer delight
Hey, you ruthless girl
Why make this a bloody battlefield?
Are your eyes gelatin explosives?
Hey, you ruthless girl
Is your body like Idi Amin?
Hey, you ruthless girl
Are you a walking landmine?
Hey, you ruthless girl
Why… why do you do this to me?
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
You kill me with your eyes
You ruthless girl
You chop me into pieces
You ruthless girl
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a high-energy, humorous, and exaggerated lament about a protagonist overwhelmed by a fierce and dangerously captivating woman. He describes her deadly looks and mesmerizing effect using extreme and colorful metaphors—comparing her to butchers, landmines, explosives, and ruthless dictators. Despite complaining about her heartless treatment of his emotions, the track expresses a playful, infatuated obsession with her destructive charm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarnavu Navitchi)

Kasaabukaaran kathi kooda konjam karunai kattum

Extravagant exaggeration comparing the female protagonist's gaze and cruelty to a butcher's knife, landmines, and gelatin explosives.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Eevu irakkam illaama / Enna yaethunu sollaama

Rhyming structure using agreement in the second consonant ('va' / 'na') across consecutive lines.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

Giletin un vizhiya

Directly equating the girl's eyes to explosive gelatin charges.

Repetition (Anaphora / Madakku)

Kandara kolli

Repeated use of the refrain 'Kandara kolli' and 'Kannala kolluriyae' to reinforce the rhythmic beat and core theme.

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Trivia

Featuring energetic composition by Sam CS and lyrics by Viveka, the song uses local Tamil street slang ('Kandarakolli', 'Bada kedi') combined with pop culture and historical references ('Idi Amin', 'Giletin') to build a fast-paced, satirical folk-pop track.

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