- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Neela Vaanam
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the 1965 film 'Neela Vaanam' is a lighthearted and playful comedic tracks penned by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan. The lyrics portray a humorous scenario involving women calling out to their friends (Lakshmi, Sheela, Maala, Radha, Geetha, Seetha) for assistance when a man unexpectedly disrupts them while bathing or playing in water, splashing around like a fish. The women express humorous dismay and tease his antics while calling for clothes and help, creating a whimsical and lively mood typical of mid-60s Tamil cinema comedy sequences.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Poraadum meaniyil meenaaga paaigiraar”
Compares the person's sudden movement in water to that of a leaping fish ('meenaaga').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Poovaadum meaniyil”
Metaphorically describes the delicate, swaying female form as a flower ('poo').
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Aiyaiyaiyaa ninaikavum theriyavillai / Ammammaa vilagavum mudiyavillai”
The matching end sound ('theriyavillai' and 'mudiyavillai') creates a rhythmic rhyme scheme across the two lines.
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Trivia
Written by Kaviarasu Kannadasan for the 1965 movie Neela Vaanam, this track serves as a classic situational comedy song from 1960s Tamil cinema.
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