- Lyricist
- Kavi Rajagopal
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Movie name
- Veeranganai
- Movie release year
- 1964
- Lyrics added on
- 7 May 2026
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the film Veeranganai (1964) serves as a poignant social commentary on female dignity and moral integrity. The lyrics compare a woman's gentle nature to a flower, emphasizing that just as crushing a flower destroys its sweet fragrance, tormenting a maiden deprives life of all joy and reduces human beings to brutal beasts. It warns that while lust may temporarily blind a person, time inevitably brings justice and turns the tables.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mangaiyum neeyum ondru”
Directly equating a young woman to a soft flower ('Mangaiyum neeyum ondru').
Analogy (Uvamaani)
“Kasaki mugarndhaal manam yedhu / Kanniyai vadhaithaal sugam yaedhu”
Drawing a parallel between crushing a flower to smell it versus torturing a maiden for pleasure.
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaamam kangalai maraithu vidum / Kaalam kadhaiyai maattrividum”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'K' across successive lines ('Kaamam', 'Kaalam').
Iyaibu (Rhyming end words)
“Kasaki mugarndhaal manam yedhu / Kanniyai vadhaithaal sugam yaedhu”
Rhyming ends 'yedhu' and 'yaedhu' at the end of consecutive poetic lines.
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Trivia
The title track theme encapsulates the core plot of the 1964 action-drama Veeranganai, where the female protagonist fights against social injustice and predatory men. Written by Kavi Rajagopal and sung by P. Leela, the song is celebrated for its strong feminist undertones during 1960s Tamil cinema.
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