- Lyricist
- Halitha Shameem
- Singer
- Alexander Babu
- Music director
- Kaber Vasuki
- Movie name
- Aelay
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Jul 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song introduces the eccentric, free-spirited protagonist Muthukutti, an ice-cream vendor who roams his village causing lighthearted chaos. Through vivid local imagery, it captures his mischievous personality—from drinking alcohol and dancing uninhibitedly to cleverly hiding from moneylenders by locking his house door from the outside while staying inside.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Repetition (Solvisai)
“Muthukutti settai”
The phrase 'Muthukutti settai' is repeated continuously at the end to emphasize the character's core defining trait of endless mischief.
Rhyme (Edhai / Monorhyme)
“Antha ice-u vandi raatham suththurathu avan koottai / Antha koottai kulla eppothume muthukutti settai”
End-rhyming words such as 'koottai' and 'settai' create a rhythmic, conversational folk cadence.
Visual and Olfactory Imagery
“Aavi oothi rusi paarkkatharuvan”
Sensory descriptions like the steam rising from hot curry ('aavi oothi') and the spinning ice cream wheel ('raatham suththurathu') bring the rustic rural setting vividly to life.
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Trivia
This energetic track was sung by popular stand-up comedian and musician Alexander Babu for the 2021 rural comedy-drama 'Aelay'. The lyrics were written by the film's director Halitha Shameem herself to showcase the quirky traits of the lead character played by Samuthirakani.
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