- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Mythili Ennai Kaathali
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Jun 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic romantic song from 'Mythili Ennai Kaathali' expresses the overwhelming intoxication and passion felt by a man mesmerized by a woman's captivating beauty and alluring grace. He compares her eyes to a sculptor's chisel carving into his heart, and her slender waist to a fallen lightning bolt finding refuge. He playfully laments how her captivating gaze can dismantle even a devout sage, highlighting the irresistible power of her youthful charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Munivan kooda unthan moga paarvaiyilae / Moozhgi povaanadi urugi vevaanadi”
Repetition of the 'Mu' / 'Moo' initial sound across consecutive lines, creating rhythmic harmony.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Vizhi ennum uli kondu manam thannai kudaigindra”
The woman's eyes are directly metaphorized as a chisel ('uli') carving into the lover's heart.
Uyarvu Navirtchi (Hyperbole)
“Munivan kooda unthan moga paarvaiyilae moozhgi povaanadi”
Exaggerating her alluring gaze by stating that even an ascetic sage who has renounced worldly desires would drown and melt in passion.
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Trivia
'Mythili Ennai Kaathali' (1986) was directed, composed, written, and starred in by T. Rajendar. The film introduced actress Amala Akkineni to Tamil cinema. T. Rajendar's signature style of rhyming lyricism and upbeat folk rhythms combined with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's high-energy vocal delivery made songs like 'Yammamma Yammamma' major hits during the 1980s.
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