- Lyricist
- Hip Hop Tamizha
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Movie name
- Aranmanai 2
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Nov 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, fast-paced folk-pop track sung and composed by Hiphop Tamizha expresses a lover's lighthearted pleading and affection toward his beloved. Using colorful nostalgia like 'Kuchi mittai' (stick candy) and 'Kuruvi rotti' (bird bread), the protagonist humorously laments how tough guys turn into docile kittens ('poona kutty') when in love. Throughout the song, rich pop-culture references—ranging from Rajinikanth's wealthy avatar in Annamalai and the short-term memory loss of Ghajini, to Kamal Haasan's iconic obsessed lover in Guna—are invoked to paint a vibrant picture of youthful courtship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pasanga naanga poona kutty”
Compares boys in love directly to docile kittens ('Pasanga naanga poona kutty') and the heroine's stature/beauty to the Tanjore temple tower ('Thanjavuru gopurame').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Annamalai rajiniya pola”
Uses pop-culture figures as comparisons ('pola') to describe his spending habits like Rajini in Annamalai, her forgetfulness like Ghajini, and his frantic lover persona like Kamal Haasan in Guna.
Rhyme / Parallelism (Edhukai / Monai)
“Ennoda thala vali nee / Ennoda thala vidhi nee”
Rhyming structure between lines paired with parallel wordplay, such as contrasting 'thala vali' (headache) with 'thala vidhi' (fate).
Onomatopoeia
“{Meow meow meow meow”
Imitation of animal sounds ('Meow meow') integrated into the rhythm to emphasize the playfulness of boys turning gentle like cats.
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Trivia
Composed and written by Hiphop Tamizha (Aadhi), 'Kuchi Mittai' became a viral dance number from the horror-comedy film Aranmanai 2 (2016). The song prominently incorporates classic Tamil pop-culture tropes, referencing iconic scenes from Rajinikanth's Annamalai (1992), Suriya's Ghajini (2005), and Kamal Haasan's Gunaa (1991).
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