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Lyrics & meaning

Manda Bathrom

From Kingston · 2025

Lyricist
Gana Francis
Singer
Gana Francis
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kingston
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
14 Jan 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yappa naan mallanthiruppen
Endru ninaithaaiyo
Uppu kaaththu vaasom
Athu than en swasom
Kadala pola koottom
Saavunaa kondattom
Allaadi killaadi varen munnadi ..
Athan naa vantenla navru pinnadi…
Thara thappu settu ..
Sound ha yethi vittu…
Style’ah nadanthu varan
Gandhi note’ah parakka vittu..
Ulladi galla kattu..
Velaila thenaavattu..
King’uh ke ring pottu
Azhaiguthappa hollywood…
Manda bathram mama manda bathram
Nee light-ah yemantha oora vithurom
Manda bathram mama manda bathram
Nee light-ah yemantha oora vithurom
Eppa kinghu
Moraiya kodukkavendiyatha kuduppiya
Illa eppovum pola O…oo
Veedu varai uravu
Male :No relatives
Male :Veedhi varai manaivi
Male :No wife
Male :Kaadu varai pilai
Male :No child
Male :Kadasi varai yaaroo
Male :No body
Dei mandaila podra
Pusunu pora uyiru
Adhu eppo vena pottum
Uyiru pogum munnaala
Aadanu oru aattam
Nallavana vazhndha
Kuduppangala cup-uh
Bad vibe ah tatti uttu
Podu oru steppu
Uyiroda irukkum bothu
Oruthan kuda seendala
Kaala neetti pathunukiraan
Kolthi veingo candle-ah
Moona naalu irukka pora
Photo-va nee standu la
Konjo naalu kalichi nee
Irukka maatta mindula
Ayyo irukka maatta mindula
Podhum paa podhum paa
Male :Aei customer ah kasta paduthaadha
Aei podra mandaila
Vena daa wrong uh
Vena daa wrong uh
Wrong uh kella wrong uh
Indha king oda gangu
Shark ah pola sharp-ana aalu
Setta pudicha payya oorukkula vaalu
Evlo periya ulagom
Idhula en kalagom
Idhu kaalathoda vazhakko
Inga yarum ila olukkom
Seththavana padukka vechi
Silent ah irukko
Mm anga vandha than next
Hey inna da gappu
Aha thevapaduthula builtup-uh
Anna Kingston vandha than next vela nadakkom
Va sonna inna pinna
Manda bathram mama manda bathram
Nee light-ah yemantha oora vithurom
Manda bathram mama manda bathram
Nee light-ah yemantha oora vithurom
Veedu varai uravu
Male :No relatives
Male :Veedhi varai manaivi
Male :No wife
Male :Kaadu varai pilai
Male :No child
Male :Kadasi varai yaaroo
Male :Ok naango porom
Male :Sabash
Did you think, man,
that I was lying flat on my back?
The smell of the salty breeze,
that is my very breath.
A crowd packed like an ocean,
and death is a celebration here!
Here comes the master player, stepping up front...
Now that I am here, step aside and move back!
Bring on the folk drum troupe...
Crank the volume all the way up...
He struts in with total style,
making currency notes fly in the air!
Stash the cash securely inside...
Total swagger in his work...
Ringing up the King,
Hollywood itself is calling, man!
Watch your head, uncle, watch your head!
If you slip up even a little, we will sell off the town!
Watch your head, uncle, watch your head!
If you slip up even a little, we will sell off the town!
Hey, King!
Will you pay what you are supposed to give,
or run off as usual, oh... oo?
Relatives stay till the doorstep...
Male: No relatives!
The wife walks till the street...
Male: No wife!
The child goes till the burial ground...
Male: No child!
Who is there till the very end?
Male: Nobody!
Hey, hit it on his head!
This life that vanishes in a puff of smoke,
let it go whenever it wants!
Before life slips away,
we must dance our hearts out!
If you live as a good guy,
will they hand you a trophy?
Brush off the bad vibes,
and throw down a dance move!
While he was still alive,
not a single person cared about him.
Now he lies with his legs stretched out, watching
as everyone lights up candles for him!
You will only stay
in a photo frame on a stand for three days.
After a few days pass,
you will not even cross anyone's mind.
Oh, you will not even cross anyone's mind!
That is enough, brother, that is enough!
Male: Hey, do not trouble the customer!
Hey, hit it on his head!
Do not mess with me, man,
do not mess around!
The baddest of all the bad,
which gang dares to touch this King?
A guy as sharp as a shark,
a street-smart rogue in this town!
In this great big world,
here is my little riot.
This is just how the times are,
nobody here is righteous and pure.
Laying the dead man down,
everyone sits in dead silence...
Mmm, only when he arrives does what is next happen...
Hey, what is with this sudden pause?
Aha, a little buildup is needed, right?
Brother Kingston has to arrive for the next job to begin!
When he says 'come', it gets crazy!
Watch your head, uncle, watch your head!
If you slip up even a little, we will sell off the town!
Watch your head, uncle, watch your head!
If you slip up even a little, we will sell off the town!
Relatives stay till the doorstep...
Male: No relatives!
The wife walks till the street...
Male: No wife!
The child goes till the burial ground...
Male: No child!
Who is there till the very end?
Male: Okay, we are heading out!
Male: Bravo!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a high-energy North Chennai Gana track from the film 'Kingston' (2025), composed and performed with an energetic, raw street vibe. It mixes dark humor with philosophical musings on the impermanence of life and death, highlighting how societal relationships end at the grave and how no one remembers a person long after they pass. Thus, the lyrics advocate living life fully, discarding negative vibes, and maintaining street smarts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Uppu kaaththu vaasom / Athu than en swasom

The second letter 'p' rhymes across lines 'Uppu' and 'Athu' (conceptually paired in rhythm), and 'm' across 'Manda' and 'Nee'.

Monaai (Alliteration / First letter matching)

Manda bathram mama manda bathram

The sound 'Ma' matches at the start of 'Manda' in consecutive rhythmic lines.

Simile (Upamanalankara)

Shark ah pola sharp-ana aalu

Compares the sharpness of the group's minds/members to that of a shark ('Shark ah pola sharp-ana aalu').

Philosophical Allusion / Adaptation

Veedu varai uravu ... Kadasi varai yaaroo

Adapts the traditional Tamil philosophical proverb regarding the journey of death ('Veedu varai uravu, veedhi varai manaivi...').

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Trivia

'Kingston' is billed as India's first sea-horror fantasy film starring G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also composed the soundtrack. The song heavily incorporates North Chennai Gana style lyrics and rhythms written and sung by Gana Francis.

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