- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Jamboo
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
Aadungal Thalangal Pesattum is a vibrant and self-celebratory dance song from the 1980 film Jamboo, featuring music by Shankar-Ganesh and lyrics by Kannadasan. Sung with playful charm by S. P. Sailaja, the track centers on a dancer who revels in her own beauty, rhythmic precision, and stage presence. Through exuberant lyrical imagery, she compares her charm to honey stirred into milk and her cheeks to ripe mangoes, challenging onlookers to find anyone of equal allure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile
“Pachai vaazhai polae ulla”
Compares the smooth and shapely legs of the dancer to fresh green banana stalks.
Metaphor
“Aaduthu rendu maampazha kannam”
Compares her cheeks directly to soft ripe mangoes swaying as she dances.
Hyperbole
“Kaal pattaal melam”
Exaggerates the dancer's musical influence, stating that her footstep creates the sound of drums and her spoken word forms melody.
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Trivia
Composed by the renowned duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song highlights S. P. Sailaja's versatile vocal style in energetic 1980s dance sequences.
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