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Naattukkulla Namma

From Viduthalai · 1986

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja, Chorus
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Viduthalai
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
19 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Female :Ammammaa ivarthaan super star-runga
Male :Haei naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Female :Ammammaa ivarthaan super star-runga
Kannu mainaa ennoda aattam eppadi
Female :Unga style-lu ennaannu kaattu ippadi
Haehae naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Female :Ammammaa ivarthaan super star-runga
Nerilae nee paarththathundaa veera sivaaji haan
Female :Neeyum ippa paarththukkaiyyaa kitta vanthaachchu
Male :Kannu kuri vaikkuthu ippo pori vaikkuthu
Female :Ada ninaichhcaalae udambellaam kuppunguthu
Konjam nillu naan yaaru pakkaa killaadi
Thillu mullu ennaanu kaattapporaendi haa haan
Naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Male :Hoi
Chorus :Ammamma ivarthaan super star-runga…
Laalaa laalaa laalaalaa laalaalaa
Laalaa laalaa laalaalaa laalaalaa
Soorakkottao vaaththiyaaru enna nadippu aahaan
Female :Kaakki sattai mattikkitta enna thudippu
Male :Thanga padhakkamunnu oru padam paarththiyaa
Female :Antha nadai enna udai enna asaththittaaru
Ammaa kannu nee antha paattai kettiyaa
Female :Machchan machchan nee konjam paadi kattataiyaa
Sodhanai mel sodhanai podhumadaa saami
Vedhanaithaan vaazhkkai endraal thaangaathu bhoomi
Sodhanai mel sodhanai podhumadaa saami
Veera theera kattabomman naanae allaaa
Haa vaal eduththaal thol parakkum
Female :Saedhi sollavaa
Male :Namma mugam paaththukko
Simma kural kettukko
Intha dialogue-ka oru vaatti nee kettukko
Idhai kettaa jakkamaa meesai thudikkum
Female :Unnai paarththaa thannaalae veera pirakkum
Naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Female :Haei ammammaa ivarthaan super star-runga
Male :Haei naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Female :Haa ammammaa ivarthaan super star-runga
Kannu mainaa ennoda aattam eppadi
Female :Unga style-lu ennaannu kaattu ippadi
Hae haei naattukkulla nammai pathi kettu paarunga
Female :Haei ammammaa ivarthaan super star-runga
……………………..
Female :…………………….
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Just ask around the town about me!
Female: Oh my, he really is a superstar!
Male: Hey, just ask around the town about me!
Female: Oh my, he really is a superstar!
My darling, how is my dance?
Female: Show me what your style is like!
Hey hey, just ask around the town about me!
Female: Oh my, he really is a superstar!
Have you ever seen the brave Sivaji in real life? Huh!
Female: Look at you right now, you have come so close!
Male: My eyes are taking aim and setting a spark!
Female: Ah, just thinking of it makes my whole body tingle!
Wait a moment, I am an absolute master at this!
I will show you what real tricks are, girl! Ha-haan!
Just ask around the town about me!
Male: Hoy!
Chorus: Oh my, he really is a superstar...
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
The hero from Soorakottai, what acting! Ah-haan!
Female: When he puts on the khaki uniform, what incredible energy!
Male: Have you seen the movie Thanga Pathakkam (The Gold Medal)?
Female: What a walk, what style—he totally amazed everyone!
My dear, have you heard that song from it?
Female: Handsome, why don't you sing a bit of it for me?
Trial upon trial, I have had enough, O Lord!
If life is only pain, the earth cannot bear it!
Trial upon trial, I have had enough, O Lord!
Am I not the brave and mighty warrior Kattabomman himself?
Ha! If I draw my sword, the enemy will be torn apart!
Female: Shall I tell you the news?
Male: Look at my face!
Listen to my roaring lion-like voice!
Listen to this dialogue just once!
Hearing this, the mustache of warrior Kattabomman twitches in pride!
Female: Just looking at you makes courage rise naturally!
Just ask around the town about me!
Female: Hey, oh my, he really is a superstar!
Male: Hey, just ask around the town about me!
Female: Ha, oh my, he really is a superstar!
My darling, how is my dance?
Female: Show me what your style is like!
Hey hey, just ask around the town about me!
Female: Hey, oh my, he really is a superstar!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naattukkulla Nammai Pathi is a high-energy, playful duet from the 1986 film Viduthalai. The song serves as a meta-tribute celebrating hero swagger, charisma, and cinematic nostalgia. The male protagonist boasts about his style and prowess while the female character enthusiastically hails him as the ultimate Superstar.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethirukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Sodhanai mel sodhanai podhumadaa saami / Vedhanaithaan vaazhkkai endraal thaangaathu bhoomi

Matching of the second consonant sound across lines to create rhythmic flow ('Sodhanai' / 'Vedhanai').

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Simma kural kettukko

Comparing a powerful, commanding voice to that of a lion ('Simma kural').

Cultural Allusion

Thanga padhakkamunnu oru padam paarththiyaa

Direct references to iconic Tamil cinema classics including Sivaji Ganesan's 'Thanga Padhakkam', 'Veerapandiya Kattabomman', and the song 'Sodhanai Mel Sodhanai'.

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Trivia

Viduthalai (1986) is a notable multi-starrer film bringing together legendary actor Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan and Superstar Rajinikanth. Composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, this song playfully incorporates iconic dialogues, character references, and musical callbacks to Sivaji Ganesan's landmark films.

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