- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- K. S. Chitra, Chorus
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Anbu Magan – 1995 Film
- Movie release year
- 1995
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This uplifting song from the 1995 film 'Anbu Magan' celebrates communal harmony, secularism, and brotherhood. The lyrics contrast Abdul and Selvam as symbolic names representing different religious communities coming together as loving brothers. It conveys that nature, such as the wind, does not discriminate based on religion or caste, and humans should follow nature's example by standing united like bamboo groves by a riverbank.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Aattrooram moongilai polae”
Compares human unity to bamboo growing together along a riverbank ('Aattrooram moongilai polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Poonthottam bharathamae Naam adhilae poovinamaae”
Metaphorically equates the nation of India to a garden and its diverse people to the flowers blooming within it.
Rhetorical Question
“Poongaatril jaadhigal undoo”
Asks whether nature's breeze observes caste differences, driving home the absurdity of human division.
Anaaphora / Repetition
“Naan abdul nee selvam”
Repeats the core chorus line emphasizing interfaith brotherhood ('Naan abdul nee selvam').
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Trivia
Composed by 'Thenisai Thendral' Deva with lyrics by renowned poet Muthulingam, the song reflects the popular mid-90s Tamil cinema trope of using children's or chorus songs to convey deep messages of national integration and communal harmony.
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