- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Irulum Oliyum
- Movie release year
- 1971
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Sept 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and seductive song features a woman teasing a strict bachelor who vows to stay away from love and marriage. Through witty banter, she challenges his stubborn commitment to celibacy, warning him that if she decides to charm him with her affection and proximity, his bachelorhood will collapse overnight and turn him into a family man ('samsaari'). To break down his resistance, she presents clever arguments woven with logic and cultural references: true asceticism is meant for a rare few, and if every man renounced love, the human race would vanish. She reminds him that even revered figures like Gautama Buddha, legendary poets, devout worshippers, and the creator God Brahma embraced life and women before achieving greatness. Framing romance as a natural, artistic expression of human existence, she metaphorically describes a woman as a canvas awaiting her lover's artwork.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kanni enbadhae ezhudhum kaagitham / Kaadhalan theetuvaar nooru oviyam”
Compares a maiden to a blank writing paper, and her lover's affection to an artist painting a hundred beautiful pictures on it.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kanni enbadhae ezhudhum kaagitham / Kaadhalan theetuvaar nooru oviyam”
The starting consonant 'K' matches across both lines ('Kanni' and 'Kaadhalan').
Rhetorical Question
“Ovvvoru manidhanum thuraviyaavadhaa / Ulagilae thalai murai mudindhu povadhaa”
Uses dramatic rhetorical questions to argue that if every man turned into a monk, human lineage would come to an extinct end.
Code-Mixing / Linguistic Hybridity
“Naalai mudhal samsaari …..so sorry…”
Blends Tamil words ('samsaari') seamlessly with English conversational phrases ('so sorry', 'mister', 'original') to add a modern, playful tone.
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Trivia
'Mister Bhrammachaari' is a popular flirtatious track from the 1971 Tamil movie 'Irulum Oliyum', starring Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri. The film's soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics crafted by the legendary poet Kannadasan. Known for his ability to embed deep philosophy into lighthearted tunes, Kannadasan effortlessly weaves mythological and existential logic into what appears to be a fun cabaret-style song.
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