- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Anandha Thandavam
- Movie release year
- 2009
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Oct 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song from 'Anandha Thandavam' explores the agony of heartbreak and unrequited or severed love. The protagonist compares love to a passing cloud that promised refreshing rain but instead brought destructive thunder and lightning. As his heart burns with grief, he reflects on how love begins softly with glances but ends in agonizing tears. He visualizes himself as an arrow shot from the bow of love, stripped of life like dead firewood without blood circulation once his lover abandons him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Megam pola oru kaadhal vandhathadi”
Compares love arriving unexpectedly and fleetingly to a cloud ('Megam pola oru kaadhal').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ninaivendra mul kaadu”
Metaphorically describes the tormenting memories as a growing thorny forest ('Ninaivendra mul kaadu').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal endra villil”
Compares love to a bow ('Kaadhal endra villil') and himself to an arrow ('Ennai ambaai seidhaai').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Kadal ezhum Kadan vaangi azhugindrathu”
Exaggerates the poet's grief by stating that even the vast ocean borrows tears to cry ('Kadal ezhum Kadan vaangi azhugindrathu').
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Trivia
'Megam Pora' (often known as 'Megam Pola') from the movie Anandha Thandavam (2009) features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The film is based on late writer Sujatha's popular novel 'Pirivom Santhippom'.
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