- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Bombay Jayashree
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Movie name
- Putham Pudhu Kaalai
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song depicts an emotional plea by a daughter to Lord Krishna, asking Him to act as a messenger (dhoodhu) to her estranged father. Despite the passage of time, physical distance, and divergent life choices, she emphasizes that her foundational love and respect for her father remain rooted and unbroken like a strong tree. She reminisces about her father's affection during her childhood and questions whether a change in life's path should ever diminish parental love. She laments how her father's high expectations and misunderstandings have created a barrier between them. Through metaphors of tears forming a plant that carves through hard rock, she expresses her deep sorrow and hopes that his anger will subside. She begs the divine messenger to deliver the unvarnished truth to her father's heart so that reconciliation and peace may finally be achieved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kanneer thaavaram”
Compares tears to a plant ('Kanneer thaavaram') that sweats from the eyes and breaks through the hard rock of the heart.
Tree Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Naalu kilaigal neetti valarnthaen / Vaerarunthu pogavillaiyae”
Compares personal growth and life choices to spreading branches while asserting that the root ('vaer') connecting her to her origins remains intact.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
Repetition of the second consonant 's' in consecutive lines ('Paasam' /
Personification / Apostrophe
“Endhaiyidam kanna dhoodhu podaa”
Addressing Lord Krishna ('Kanna') directly as a messenger to carry a personal message of reconciliation to her father.
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Trivia
This song features in the Amazon Prime Tamil anthology film 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai' (2020), specifically in the segment 'Avarum Naanum / Ivarum Naanum' directed by Sudha Kongara. The music was composed by Govind Vasantha, with lyrics written by Madhan Karky, capturing the delicate theme of a grand-daughter and grandfather restoring broken family ties.
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