- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Gana Bala
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Thodari
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 25 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This satirical track from the movie 'Thodari' serves as a sharp social commentary on modern lifestyle and the rapid erosion of human connection due to technology. The lyrics lament how mobile phones and social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter have replaced genuine face-to-face interaction and family bonds. People now spend more time chatting with strangers online than speaking lovingly to their own mothers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Dhesam aachu daa / Maayam aachudaa / Oonam aachudaa”
The repetitive use of '-aachu' and '-daa' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, conversational folk structure.
Metaphor / Colloquial Idioms
“Nesam enbathae Fuse-u aachudaa / Unmai kaadhalum Oosi pochu daa”
The lyricist uses informal slang and metaphors like 'Fuse-u aachudaa' (blown a fuse) and 'Oosi pochu daa' (spoiled like stale food) to describe decaying emotional warmth and true love.
Edugai (Second-letter Agreement)
“Pettha pullaiya / Panam kattukkulla thaan”
Rhyming the second consonant sound across adjacent lines, such as 'tt' in 'Petthu' and 'Kattu'.
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Trivia
Composed by D. Imman for the 2016 film 'Thodari' directed by Prabhu Solomon, starring Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh. Lyricist Yugabharathi skillfully blends traditional folk rhythm with modern loanwords (like WhatsApp, Youtube, BP, sugar, fuse) to satirize 21st-century technological addiction.
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