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Manthirapetti

From Saandrithazh · 2023

Lyricist
JVR
Singer
Rajalakshmi
Music director
Baiju Jacob
Movie name
Saandrithazh
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naa pudhusa porandhu vandha
Manthirapetti
Yen meni pala palakkum
Sandhana katti
Naa pudhusa porandhu vandha
Manthirapetti
Yen meni pala palakkum
Sandhana katti
Chikkunu irukkura en idupula
Attaiya pola ottikkava
Gummunu irukkum gulpi ice la
Kuchiya pola kuthikkava
Chikkunu irukkura en idupula
Attaiya pola ottikkirom
Gummunu irukum gulpi ice la
Kuchiya pola kuthikkirom
Ul moochudhan veenagudhae
Un pechudhaan enna theeyakudhae
Kan pechudhaan thindadudhae
En meniya nee kannaa pinnaa
Kabadi aadura
Naan kuala lumpur queenu
Unna bodha yethum wine nu
Naan kuala lumpur queenu
Unna bodha yethum wine nu
Naan pothivacha pookkadaiya
Irukken paaru
Ada pothikittu uthadhaiyaa
Pulicha soru
Kathala mullukooda karumbaagum
Mundhanai vasamkanda murukkerum
Iruttu megathula nelavu varum
Morattu mogathula naan varuven
Naan pongi vazhiyira beeru
Enna othigai papadhu yaaru
Naan kallu kadiyila maanga
Vandhu kadichi paaru
Dhinusa nikkira etti
Unakka nikkira kutty
Irukura azhagellam
Uthupaaruyaa
Naan theruvula nadandhu vandha
Deepavali
En pakkam vandha vekkapadum
Sooravali
Ulluru modhalaingellam
Muzhunga varum
Pallu pona kezhavanukkum
Paruvam varum
Ennodu nezhalu patta
Nelanadukkam
Kuthala aruvikumdhan
Kuliredukkum
Naan elavam panju kanaku
Enna izhuthu vachi norukku
Naan asanju varum thaeru
Vanthu asachu paaru
Dhinusa nikkira etti
Unakka nikkira kutty
Irukura azhagellam
Uthupaaruyaa
Naa pudhusa porandhu vandha
Manthirapetti
Yen meni pala palakkum
Sandhana katti
Naa pudhusa porandhu vandha
Manthirapetti
Yen meni pala palakkum
Sandhana katti
I am a newly arrived
magic box,
my body glows like
a block of sandalwood.
I am a newly arrived
magic box,
my body glows like
a block of sandalwood.
On my slender waist,
shall I stick like a leech?
Into this luscious kulfi ice,
shall I plunge like a stick?
On my slender waist,
shall I stick like a leech?
Into this luscious kulfi ice,
we jump right in like a stick!
My breath inside is going to waste,
your words set me on fire,
my speaking eyes struggle,
all over my body, wildly,
you play a game of kabaddi.
I am the queen of Kuala Lumpur,
a wine that gets you drunk!
I am the queen of Kuala Lumpur,
a wine that gets you drunk!
Like a wrapped flower shop,
look at me waiting!
Hey, don't let it burst open and spill
like fermented rice.
Even cactus thorns turn into sugarcane,
at the scent of my saree pallu, passion rises!
The moon appears from dark clouds,
and I will appear before your rugged face.
I am foaming, overflowing beer,
who will try a rehearsal with me?
I am a raw mango at a toddy shop,
come take a bite and see!
Standing with style, hey girl,
standing just for you, baby!
Take a good look
at all the beauty here, mister!
If I walk down the street,
it is a Diwali festival!
If it comes near me, it gets shy—
even a whirlwind!
All the local crocodiles
will come crawling in.
Even to a toothless old man,
youth will return.
If my shadow falls,
an earthquake hits!
Even the Courtallam waterfall
will shiver with cold!
I am like soft silk-cotton,
pull me close and crush me!
I am a chariot swaying along,
come, try to move me!
Standing with style, hey girl,
standing just for you, baby!
Take a good look
at all the beauty here, mister!
I am a newly arrived
magic box,
my body glows like
a block of sandalwood.
I am a newly arrived
magic box,
my body glows like
a block of sandalwood.
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a high-energy folk item number from the movie Saandrithazh (2023), sung by Rajalakshmi with music composed by Baiju Jacob. The lyrics portray a confident, seductive woman who boasts about her beauty, allure, and the intense effect she has on everyone around her. Through playful local slang and vivid imagery, she compares herself to various enticing items like sandalwood, wine, kulfi ice, and overflowing beer. The verse progression emphasizes hyperbole—claiming her shadow causes earthquakes and her presence makes even dark clouds yield to moonlight or old men regain their youth. Packed with playful rhythm and traditional Tamil folk aesthetics, the song serves as a celebratory dance track centered around female charm and playful romantic teasing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Attaiya pola ottikkava”

Compares sticking to the waist to a leech sticking ('Attaiya pola') and body softness to silk cotton ('elavam panju kanaku').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Naan kuala lumpur queenu / Unna bodha yethum wine nu”

Directly equates the woman to intoxicating wine, a queen, overflowing beer, and a magic box.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Aani)

“Ennodu nezhalu patta Nelanadukkam / Kuthala aruvikumdhan Kuliredukkum”

Exaggerates her charm by claiming her shadow causes earthquakes and causes the Courtallam falls to catch a cold.

Rhyme (Ethirai)

“Deepavali / Sooravali”

Rhyming second letters in adjacent words or lines, common in Tamil folk rhythm.

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Trivia

'Saandrithazh' is a 2023 Tamil drama film directed by JVR. Singer Rajalakshmi, famous for her Tamil folk music appearances along with her husband Senthil Ganesh on Super Singer, delivered this energetic folk-dance track, adding her signature rustic vocal texture.

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