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Maadi Veettu Mappillai Naan

From Maadi Veettu Mappillai · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Tharapuram Sundarajan
Music director
T. Chalapathi Rao
Movie name
Maadi Veettu Mappillai
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
29 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae
Maamanaarukku thaandi ingae madhipillae
Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae
Maamanaarukku thaandi ingae madhipillae
Kodi vetti silukku sattai
Konjum kili panju methai
Kulikka kooda veneer undu kudathilae
Maamiyaarum anubhavathil paarkkala
Maamanaarum ennai pola rasikkala
Magalukku endru ulladhellam
Anubhavikka ennai ingae
Maalai pottu kootti vandhaan veetilae
Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae
Maamanaarukku thaandi ingae madhipillae
Thinnaiyilae thoonga sollu ungappanai
Thinnaiyilae thoonga sollu ungappanai
Panamum serthu enakku vecha subbanai
Thonnaiyilale sundal undu
Thundu poda madamum undu
Pillaiyaaru koyil ingae ethanai
Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae
Maamanaarukku thaandi ingae madhipillae
Ennai vitta unakku vera kadhiyillae
Naanillaenaa ungappanukku sariyillae
Kallai katti kazhuthai vetti
Kinathukullae potta podhum
Karaiyil yeri vandhu nirppen edhirilae
Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae
Maamanaarukku thaandi ingae madhipillae
Madhipillae madhipillae
I haven't forgotten that I'm the son-in-law of this mansion!
It's only your father who has no respect here, girl!
I haven't forgotten that I'm the son-in-law of this mansion!
It's only your father who has no respect here, girl!
Brand-new silk shirts,
a sweet-talking parrot and a soft cotton bed,
and hot water in a pot ready for a bath!
Even your mother never experienced such luxury,
and your father never enjoyed life like I do!
To let me enjoy everything
that was meant for his daughter,
he put a garland on me and brought me home!
I haven't forgotten that I'm the son-in-law of this mansion!
It's only your father who has no respect here, girl!
Tell your father to go sleep on the front porch!
Tell your father to go sleep on the front porch,
that fellow Subban, who saved up all this money for me!
There are seasoned chickpeas in leaf cups,
and rest houses where he can spread a cloth and sleep,
look how many Ganesha temples are around here!
I haven't forgotten that I'm the son-in-law of this mansion!
It's only your father who has no respect here, girl!
Without me, you have no other refuge,
and without me, your father will be in trouble!
Even if you tie a stone to me, slit my throat,
and throw me into a well,
I will climb right back out and stand before you!
I haven't forgotten that I'm the son-in-law of this mansion!
It's only your father who has no respect here, girl!
No respect at all, no respect!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic comedic track features a pampering and boastful son-in-law who delights in his newfound fortune after marrying into a wealthy family. He humorously asserts his dominance over his father-in-law, claiming that he commands more respect and enjoys far greater comforts than the older generation ever did. From silk shirts to hot baths and soft beds, he revels in the pampered lifestyle provided to him. In the second half, the song takes a lighthearted, cheeky tone as he asserts his resilience and indispensability to the household. He playfully remarks that no matter how much they try to get rid of him or push him down, he will always bounce back. Kannadasan's playful lyrics effortlessly capture traditional South Indian familial banter and the trope of the pampered 'Maadi Veettu Mappillai' (upstairs house son-in-law).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

“Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae”

The second consonant 'di' rhymes across 'Maadi' and 'Maamanaarukku' (patterned across phrases in the refrain).

Monae (Initial letter alliteration)

“Maadi veettu mappillai naan marakkalae”

The starting 'M' sound repeats across 'Maadi', 'Mappillai', 'Marakkalae', and 'Maamanaarukku'.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Kallai katti kazhuthai vetti kinathukullae potta podhum”

Exaggerating resilience by claiming he would climb out of a well even if tied to a stone and throat-slit.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Thonnaiyilale sundal undu / Thundu poda madamum undu”

Matching end sounds with 'sattai' and 'methai', as well as 'undu' across lines.

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Trivia

The phrase 'Maadi Veettu Mappillai' became a famous pop-culture trope in Tamil cinema and society, referring to a man who marries into a wealthy family and enjoys a comfortable, spoiled life at his in-laws' expense.

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