- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Salim Merchant
- Music director
- Leon James
- Movie name
- Ko-2
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic song expresses the overwhelming feelings of a lover captivated by his beloved's gaze. He compares her gaze to conflicting forces of nature—rain, sunshine, a net, and a wave—pondering whether her look brings pleasure or sweet pain. The emotional intensity of her eyes makes him feel as though he freezes, melts like wax, dies, and is reborn anew.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mezhugai pol Mella karaikiren…”
Compares the protagonist's melting sensation to wax melting slowly.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Un paarvai vaanavilla”
Directly compares the beloved's glance to a rainbow and a trap/net.
Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa Ani)
“Mazhayaa illa veyila”
Uses a series of contrasting options ('Mazhayaa illa veyila', 'Muthalaa illa mudivaa') to highlight the bewildering power of her gaze.
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Trivia
Kannamma from Ko-2 (2016) was composed by Leon James and written by the legendary late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar. Sung by Inno Genga and Chinmayi, the track became a major chartbuster, praised for its contemporary musical arrangement blended with soulful Tamil lyrics.
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