Kodambakkam Area
From Sivakasi · 2005
- Lyricist
- Perarasu
- Singers
- Tippu, Shoba Chandrasekar
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Sivakasi2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa | Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area? |
| Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya | Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me? |
| Female | |
| …………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa | Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area? |
| Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya | Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me? |
| Female | |
| Nee naatu puru aaluda | You are a rural guy, my friend. |
| Aatam potu paaruda | Try dancing and see! |
| Ennaatam ennaatam aada yaaruda | Who is there to dance like me, like me? |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Hey girl, hey girl! |
| Nee yaaru kita mothiputta ketu paarudi | Ask around to know whom you have picked a fight with! |
| Female | |
| Badavaa badavaa | You scoundrel, you scoundrel! |
| Naan superstaru jodithaan kooda aaduda | I am a heroine who pairs with superstars, come dance with me! |
| Male | |
| Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Female | |
| Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Ivan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Male | |
| Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa | Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area? |
| Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya | Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me? |
| Female | |
| Nee naatu puru aaluda | You are a rural guy, my friend. |
| Aatam potu paaruda | Try dancing and see! |
| Ennaatam ennaatam aada yaaruda | Who is there to dance like me, like me? |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| ………………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Blackula thaan ticketu thaan | Buying tickets in the black market, |
| Vaangipaakum enga janamthaan | Our people watch movies. |
| Female | |
| Hey marketu thaan enkita thaan | Hey, the cinema market is right with me, |
| Irukuthu pakkapalam thaan … | I have strong support... |
| Male | |
| Theatreu ticketu vela kelumaa | Will you ask about the theatre ticket price? |
| Ezhainga budgetu thaangathamaa | Can poor people's budgets handle it? |
| Female | |
| Aatamum paatamum time passuda | Song and dance are just entertainment, my friend. |
| Rateaiyum kaasaiyum paakaathuda | Don't worry about the cost or the money! |
| Male | |
| Unthan peyaril kovil undaa | Is there a temple in your name? |
| Female | |
| Pengal kooda saami thaanda | Even women are revered like gods, my friend. |
| Male | |
| Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Female | |
| Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Ivan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Female | |
| …………………Male :…………………. | |
| Male | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Female | |
| Aandipatti arasampatti entha ooru unga ooru da | Aandipatti, Arasampatti, which town is your home town, man? |
| Male | |
| Unga city patti thotti motha oorum namma ooruthaan | From your city to hamlets and villages, every town belongs to us! |
| Female | |
| Starrunga naangalum vottu ketta | When stars like us ask for votes, |
| Yaarumae jaathithaan paapathillai | Nobody looks at caste at all. |
| Male | |
| Ezhainga paalainga nenachi putta | If poor people set their mind to it, |
| Nalaiku neengalum cm’mu thaan | Tomorrow even you could become the Chief Minister! |
| Female | |
| Vendammada vevagaaramthaan | No need for disputes, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Aatchi vantha athikaaram thaan | Once in power, authority comes along! |
| Female | |
| Aathaadi aathaa venam pollaapu | Oh my goodness, no need for trouble! |
| Naan sivakasi allu koluthu mathaapu | I am Sivakasi, gather around and light the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Male | |
| Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Iva sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | She is Sivakasi herself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Male | |
| Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa | Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area? |
| Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya | Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me? |
| Female | |
| Nee naatu puru aaluda | You are a rural guy, my friend. |
| Aatam potu paaruda | Try dancing and see! |
| Ennaatam ennaatam aada yaarada | Who is there to dance like me, like me? |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Hey girl, hey girl! |
| Nee yaaru kita mothiputta ketu paarudi | Ask around to know whom you have picked a fight with! |
| Female | |
| BadavaaMale :Oii | You scoundrel (Male: Hey!) |
| Female | |
| Badava va vaaMale :Oiiii | Come here, scoundrel (Male: Heyyy!) |
| Naan superstaru jodithaan kooda aaduda | I am a heroine who pairs with superstars, come dance with me! |
| Male | |
| Aathaadi aatha ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Female | |
| Aathaadi aatha ethuku pollaapu | Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble? |
| Ivan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu | He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Female | |
| Venaam pollaapu | No need for trouble! |
| Male | |
| Koluthu mathaapu | Light up the flowerpot firecracker! |
| Female | |
| O hoo … o hoooo | O hoo... o hoooo! |
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ஹே கோடம்பாக்கம்
ஏரியா ஓட்டு கேட்டு வாறியா
குத்தாட்டம் என்னோட ஆட
ரெடியா
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
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ஹே கோடம்பாக்கம்
ஏரியா ஓட்டு கேட்டு வாறியா
குத்தாட்டம் என்னோட ஆட
ரெடியா
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
நீ நாட்டுபுற ஆளுடா
ஆட்டம் போட்டு பாருடா
என்னாட்டம் என்னாட்டம்
ஆட யாருடா
You are a rural guy, my friend.
Try dancing and see!
Who is there to dance like me, like me?
அடியே அடியே
நீ யாருகிட்ட மோதிபுட்ட
கேட்டு பாருடி
Hey girl, hey girl!
Ask around to know whom you have picked a fight with!
படவா படவா
நான் சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரு
ஜோடி தான் கூட ஆடுடா
You scoundrel, you scoundrel!
I am a heroine who pairs with superstars, come dance with me!
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு நான்
சிவகாசி தானே கொளுத்து
மத்தாப்பு
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு
இவன் சிவகாசி தானே
கொளுத்து மத்தாப்பு
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
ஹே கோடம்பாக்கம்
ஏரியா ஓட்டு கேட்டு வாறியா
குத்தாட்டம் என்னோட ஆட
ரெடியா
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
நீ நாட்டுபுற ஆளுடா
ஆட்டம் போட்டு பாருடா
என்னாட்டம் என்னாட்டம்
ஆட யாருடா
You are a rural guy, my friend.
Try dancing and see!
Who is there to dance like me, like me?
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ப்ளாக்குல தான்
டிக்கெட்டு தான் வாங்கி
பாக்கும் எங்க ஜனம் தான்
ஹே மார்கெட்டு
தான் என்கிட்ட தான்
இருக்குது பக்கபலம் தான்
Buying tickets in the black market,
Our people watch movies.
தியேட்டரு டிக்கெட்டு
விலை கேளுமா ஏழைங்க
பட்ஜெட்டு தாங்காதம்மா
Hey, the cinema market is right with me,
I have strong support...
ஆட்டமும் பாட்டமும்
டைம்பாசுடா ரேட்டையும்
காசையும் பாக்காதுடா
Will you ask about the theatre ticket price?
Can poor people's budgets handle it?
உந்தன் பேரில்
கோயில் உண்டா
Song and dance are just entertainment, my friend.
Don't worry about the cost or the money!
பெண்கள் கூட
சாமி தாண்டா
Is there a temple in your name?
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு நான்
சிவகாசி தானே கொளுத்து
மத்தாப்பு
Even women are revered like gods, my friend.
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு
இவன் சிவகாசி தானே
கொளுத்து மத்தாப்பு
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
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Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
ஆண்டிப்பட்டி
அரசம்பட்டி எந்த ஊரு
உங்க ஊருடா
உங்க சிட்டி பட்டி
தொட்டி மொத்த ஊரும்
நம்ம ஊருதான்
ஸ்டாருங்க
நாங்களும் ஓட்டு
கேட்டா யாருமே
ஜாதிதான் பாப்பதில்ல
Aandipatti, Arasampatti, which town is your home town, man?
ஏழைங்க
பாழைங்க நெனச்சிப்புட்டா
நாளைக்கு நீங்களும் சிஎம்மு
தான்
From your city to hamlets and villages, every town belongs to us!
வேண்டாமடா
விவகாரம் தான்
ஆட்சி வந்தா
அதிகாரம் தான்
When stars like us ask for votes,
Nobody looks at caste at all.
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
வேணாம் பொல்லாப்பு
நான் சிவகாசி ஆளு
கொளுத்து மத்தாப்பு
If poor people set their mind to it,
Tomorrow even you could become the Chief Minister!
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு
இவ சிவகாசி தானே
கொளுத்து மத்தாப்பு
No need for disputes, my friend!
ஹே கோடம்பாக்கம்
ஏரியா ஓட்டு கேட்டு வாறியா
குத்தாட்டம் என்னோட ஆட
ரெடியா
Once in power, authority comes along!
நீ நாட்டுபுற ஆளுடா
ஆட்டம் போட்டு பாருடா
என்னாட்டம் என்னாட்டம்
ஆட யாருடா
Oh my goodness, no need for trouble!
I am Sivakasi, gather around and light the flowerpot firecracker!
அடியே அடியே
நீ யாருகிட்ட மோதிபுட்ட
கேட்டு பாருடி
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
She is Sivakasi herself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
படவா ஆண் :
ஓய்
படவா வா வா
ஓய்
நான் சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரு
ஜோடி தான் கூட ஆடுடா
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு நான்
சிவகாசி தானே கொளுத்து
மத்தாப்பு
You are a rural guy, my friend.
Try dancing and see!
Who is there to dance like me, like me?
ஆத்தாடி ஆத்தா
எதுக்கு பொல்லாப்பு
இவன் சிவகாசி தானே
கொளுத்து மத்தாப்பு
Hey girl, hey girl!
Ask around to know whom you have picked a fight with!
வேணாம் பொல்லாப்பு
You scoundrel (Male: Hey!)
கொளுத்து மத்தாப்பு
Come here, scoundrel (Male: Heyyy!)
I am a heroine who pairs with superstars, come dance with me!
ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
No need for trouble!
Light up the flowerpot firecracker!
O hoo... o hoooo!
…………………………………………….
Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
………………………………….
Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
Nee naatu puru aaluda
You are a rural guy, my friend.
Aatam potu paaruda
Try dancing and see!
Ennaatam ennaatam aada yaaruda
Who is there to dance like me, like me?
Adiyae adiyae
Hey girl, hey girl!
Nee yaaru kita mothiputta ketu paarudi
Ask around to know whom you have picked a fight with!
Badavaa badavaa
You scoundrel, you scoundrel!
Naan superstaru jodithaan kooda aaduda
I am a heroine who pairs with superstars, come dance with me!
Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Ivan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
Nee naatu puru aaluda
You are a rural guy, my friend.
Aatam potu paaruda
Try dancing and see!
Ennaatam ennaatam aada yaaruda
Who is there to dance like me, like me?
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Blackula thaan ticketu thaan
Buying tickets in the black market,
Vaangipaakum enga janamthaan
Our people watch movies.
Hey marketu thaan enkita thaan
Hey, the cinema market is right with me,
Irukuthu pakkapalam thaan …
I have strong support...
Theatreu ticketu vela kelumaa
Will you ask about the theatre ticket price?
Ezhainga budgetu thaangathamaa
Can poor people's budgets handle it?
Aatamum paatamum time passuda
Song and dance are just entertainment, my friend.
Rateaiyum kaasaiyum paakaathuda
Don't worry about the cost or the money!
Unthan peyaril kovil undaa
Is there a temple in your name?
Pengal kooda saami thaanda
Even women are revered like gods, my friend.
Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Ivan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
…………………Male :………………….
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Aandipatti arasampatti entha ooru unga ooru da
Aandipatti, Arasampatti, which town is your home town, man?
Unga city patti thotti motha oorum namma ooruthaan
From your city to hamlets and villages, every town belongs to us!
Starrunga naangalum vottu ketta
When stars like us ask for votes,
Yaarumae jaathithaan paapathillai
Nobody looks at caste at all.
Ezhainga paalainga nenachi putta
If poor people set their mind to it,
Nalaiku neengalum cm’mu thaan
Tomorrow even you could become the Chief Minister!
Vendammada vevagaaramthaan
No need for disputes, my friend!
Aatchi vantha athikaaram thaan
Once in power, authority comes along!
Aathaadi aathaa venam pollaapu
Oh my goodness, no need for trouble!
Naan sivakasi allu koluthu mathaapu
I am Sivakasi, gather around and light the flowerpot firecracker!
Aathaadi aathaa ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Iva sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
She is Sivakasi herself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Hey kodambakkam area votu kettu vaariyaa
Hey, are you coming to ask for votes in the Kodambakkam area?
Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya
Are you ready to dance an energetic folk dance with me?
Nee naatu puru aaluda
You are a rural guy, my friend.
Aatam potu paaruda
Try dancing and see!
Ennaatam ennaatam aada yaarada
Who is there to dance like me, like me?
Adiyae adiyae
Hey girl, hey girl!
Nee yaaru kita mothiputta ketu paarudi
Ask around to know whom you have picked a fight with!
BadavaaMale :Oii
You scoundrel (Male: Hey!)
Badava va vaaMale :Oiiii
Come here, scoundrel (Male: Heyyy!)
Naan superstaru jodithaan kooda aaduda
I am a heroine who pairs with superstars, come dance with me!
Aathaadi aatha ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
I am Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Aathaadi aatha ethuku pollaapu
Oh my goodness, why do we need trouble?
Ivan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu
He is Sivakasi himself, light up the flowerpot firecracker!
Venaam pollaapu
No need for trouble!
Koluthu mathaapu
Light up the flowerpot firecracker!
O hoo … o hoooo
O hoo... o hoooo!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kodambakkam Area' is a high-energy folk item song from the 2005 Tamil action film 'Sivakasi'. Set against the backdrop of Kodambakkam—the heart of Tamil cinema industry—the song depicts a playful, boastful dance duel between a film actress (Nayanthara) and the street-smart protagonist Sivakasi (Vijay). The lyrics weave together cinema culture, political commentary, movie fan culture, and local street slang, creating a vibrant celebrated atmosphere. Throughout the song, the dialogue touches upon everyday realities such as ticket scalping, movie ticket inflation, political rallies, and social mobility. By comparing himself to a 'Sivakasi Mathaapu' (flowerpot cracker), the hero asserts his explosive charisma and rustic pride, matching the glitz and glamour of the film world with grounded folk energy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Naan sivakasi thaanae koluthu mathaapu”
Comparing the hero's explosive personality to 'Sivakasi Mathaapu' (a iconic flowerpot firecracker from the town of Sivakasi, famous for fireworks).
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Badavaa badavaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'b' across consecutive words ('Badavaa badavaa').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aandipatti arasampatti entha ooru unga ooru da”
Rhyming of second letters in 'Aandipatti' and 'Arasampatti'.
Colloquialism / Slang
“Kuthaatam ennoda aada readya”
Use of raw Chennai/Tamil street dialect terms like 'Kuthaatam', 'Badavaa', 'Pollaapu', and 'Pakkapalam'.
Did you know?
Trivia
This song features actress Nayanthara in a special cameo appearance alongside Vijay, which became hugely popular upon release. The film's soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, and the lyrics were penned by director Perarasu himself, known for inserting famous Tamil town names into his movie titles and song lyrics.
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