- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Bharathwaj, Reshma
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Movie name
- Pooveli
- Movie release year
- 1998
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Idhuthaan Kaadhala explores the quiet, confusing, yet overwhelming realization of falling in love and the mysterious nature of human connection. The protagonist contemplates whether this sudden emotional vulnerability—leaning towards someone like a reed in a river current and being unable to restrain one's own heart—is what people define as love. The song questions how love remains an unspoken emotion that beats within the heart even when words fail to express it. In the second movement, the lyrics reflect philosophically on life, comparing human existence to rain drops originating from a cloud. It muses on how destiny unpredictably unites or separates people regardless of human intention, capturing the profound wonder and uncertainty of romantic awakening.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Nadhiyil sayum naanal polae / Idhayam sayum undhan melae”
Compares the heart bending in love to a flexible reed swaying along a river's flow.
Upamai (Simile)
“Vaazhkai vaazhkai megam polae / Manithargal ellaam adhan thuli polae”
Compares life to a cloud and human beings to individual raindrops falling from it.
Eybhu (End Rhyme)
“Manam pesaamalae thudikka / Vaai sollaamalae maraikka / Enna peyar solli naan azhaikka”
Rhyming ending syllables 'thudikka', 'maraikka', and 'azhaikka' creating a rhythmic flow.
Rhetorical Question
“Inainthitta thuligal verridam vizhumo / Pirinthitta thuligal oridam vizhumo”
Uses philosophical questions about falling raindrops to question fate and relationships.
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Trivia
'Pooveli' (1998) was directed by Cheran and featured a popular soundtrack composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song captures a pivotal emotional realization in the movie.
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