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Maatikinaaru Orutharu

From Dragon · 2025

Lyricist
Gana Apelow
Singer
Gana Apelow
Music director
Leon James
Movie name
Dragon
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
19 Jan 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maatikkinaaru maatikkinaaru orutharu
Ivara kaappaathanum kaappaathanum kartharu
Roattu kada roattu kada kurma..kurma
Thirumbi ingitu vandhu adichadhu paaru karma..karma
Washing powder washing powder nirma..nirma
Konjom vaayum suu-vayum poththikittu iruma..iruma
Un nelamaiya thaan nenachi nenachi sirima..sirima
Thakkaali pissikki thakkali pissikki thokku..thokku
Mokka vaangita da sevutha poi nakku..nakku
Iplu iplu cuppu..cuppu
Naa vaangi tharen lollipupah sappu..indha sappu
Nee soththula thaan poduriya uppu..haha uppu
Apo eppadi irundha nee
I‍p‍o​ ip‍u‍d‍ii aaa‍g‍itt‍a​
Romba massu kaatnavan
Ipo fuseu poyitta
Ada yellar vaazhkaiyum naarum etti paatha
Un karuthu vena da konjo moodra ngotha..
Maatikkinaaru maatikkinaaru orutharu
Ivara kaappaathanum kaappaathanum kartharu
Maatikkinaaru maatikkinaaru orutharu
Ivara kaappaathanum kaappaathanum kartharu
Bust cringe wasted one more roasted
Male : Toasted white check
Carnatic : …………….
Suththunenda sceneah pottu sokka..sokka
Ipo aagi puttaan gasu pona coke-a..coke-a
D‍r‍a‍g‍o‍n​ a‍g‍a​ s‍u‍t‍h‍t‍h‍u‍n‍iy‍a‍e ​fire- ah..fire-ah
Aaiyitte keenchu pona puncture aana tire- ah..tyre-ah
Yeppa pulikira paal pulichi pona thayira..thayiraa
Sokka styleah vachan paaru dhaadi..dhaadi
Ivan naari putaan naaru naaraa kedi..kedi
Kaanchi putaan poova pola vaadi..vaadi
Ipo oduran paar nimmathiya thedi..thedi
Apo eppadi irundha nee
I‍p‍o​ ip‍u‍d‍ii aaa‍g‍itt‍a​
Romba massu kaatnavan
Ipo fuseu poyitta
Kudi kudiya kedukkum da adha sonnaru thaatha
Andha karuthu venam da vaaya moodra ngotha..
Maatikkinaaru maatikkinaaru orutharu
Ivara kaappaathanum kaappaathanum kartharu
Maatikkinaaru maatikkinaaru orutharu
Ivara kaappaathanum kaappaathanum kartharu
Male : Ebba ithukku mela thaangathu da body..un body
Nee thaenchu pona bittu padam cd..en cd
Someone got caught, someone got totally trapped!
Only the Lord God can save him now!
Street-side stall, street-side kurma... kurma...
Look at karma coming right back around to hit you... karma...
Washing powder, washing powder Nirma... Nirma...
Just shut your mouth and your rear, and stay quiet... stay quiet!
Just think of your pathetic state and laugh... laugh!
Crushing tomatoes to make thokku chutney... thokku...
You got totally humiliated, dude, now go lick the wall... lick it!
Iblu, iblu, cup... cup...
I'll buy you a lollipop, go suck it... here, suck it!
Do you even have any self-respect left in you? Haha, any salt?
Look how you used to be back then,
And look how you've turned out now!
The guy who used to show off so much swagger,
Has completely blown his fuse now!
Hey, everyone's life stinks if you look closely!
Keep your advice to yourself, dude, just shut your damn mouth!
Someone got caught, someone got totally trapped!
Only the Lord God can save him now!
Someone got caught, someone got totally trapped!
Only the Lord God can save him now!
Busted, cringe, wasted, one more roasted!
Male: Toasted, mic check
Carnatic: ......
You swaggered around showing off, looking so slick... slick...
Now he's turned into a bottle of flat Coke... Coke...
You flew around like a dragon, on fire... on fire!
Now you've ended up like a torn, punctured tyre... tyre!
Man, like milk gone sour, turned into spoiled curd... curd!
Look at him, he grew such a stylish beard... beard!
Now he's utterly ruined and torn to shreds, the crook... crook!
He has dried up and withered like a flower... withered!
Now look at him running around looking for peace of mind... peace!
Look how you used to be back then,
And look how you've turned out now!
The guy who used to show off so much swagger,
Has completely blown his fuse now!
"Drinking ruins a home," that's what Grandpa used to say!
Keep that lecture to yourself, dude, just shut your damn mouth!
Someone got caught, someone got totally trapped!
Only the Lord God can save him now!
Someone got caught, someone got totally trapped!
Only the Lord God can save him now!
Male: Man, your body can't take any more of this... your body!
You are like a scratched-up, worn-out adult movie CD... my CD!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic, satirical Gana track from Dragon (2025) humorously mocks a protagonist who once put on a grand show of swagger, mass appeal, and fiery pride ('like a fire-spitting dragon'), but has now landed in total trouble and lost all his influence. Through playful street slang, rhyming pop-culture references, and vivid metaphors—comparing his downfall to flat soda, a punctured tire, and a blown fuse—the song relentlessly roasts his current pathetic predicament while telling unsolicited advisors to shut their mouths.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

27. Ipo aagi puttaan gasu pona coke-a..coke-a

Compares the protagonist's lost energy and swagger to a Coke that has lost its carbonation (gas).

Juxtaposition / Imagery

28. D‍r‍a‍g‍o‍n​ a‍g‍a​ s‍u‍t‍h‍t‍h‍u‍n‍iy‍a‍e ​fire- ah..fire-ah

Contrasts his past image of a fierce dragon breathing fire with his present helpless state of a flat, punctured tire.

Metaphor

16. Ipo fuseu poyitta

Uses the image of a blown electrical fuse to symbolize a complete loss of power, momentum, and cool head.

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Trivia

Composed by Leon James and written and sung by Gana Apelow, this track uses Chennai street Gana folk aesthetic mixed with electronic beats for the 2025 Tamil film 'Dragon', starring Pradeep Ranganathan.

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