- Lyricist
- Niranjan Bharathi
- Singers
- S. P. Charan, Bhavatharani
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Mankatha
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kannadi Nee' is a soulful romantic track from the movie Mankatha (2011), composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and written by Niranjan Bharathi. The song expresses deep interdependence, intimacy, and oneness between two lovers. Through a series of rapid, complementary metaphors, the lyrics emphasize how the couple completes each other's existence—like mirror and glance, house and window, song and words, path and footstep. The lovers convey how their individual identities blur into a singular emotional and physical union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kannadi nee kanjaadai naan”
Extensive use of paired metaphors comparing the lovers to inseparable entities like mirror/glance and house/window.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“En veedu nee un jannal naan”
End rhyming pattern creating a melodic flow using 'naan' at the end of consecutive lines.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“En paathi nee un paathi naan”
Repetition of 'En' (My) and 'Un' (Your) at the beginning of alternating phrases to highlight harmony.
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Trivia
The lyrics were penned by Niranjan Bharathi, who is the great-grandson of the celebrated Tamil poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar. The song features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Ajith Kumar's 50th film 'Mankatha'.
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