- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- D. Imman
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Maaveeran Kittu
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Sept 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a fierce, aggressive anthem of revenge and social uprising from the movie 'Maaveeran Kittu'. Set against the backdrop of systemic oppression, the song serves as a collective war cry from the oppressed villagers towards their tyrannical oppressors. The lyrics express visceral rage, vowing to dismantle the oppressor's authority through relentless resistance and symbolic retribution. Using raw, visceral rural imagery—such as roasting, crushing on a grinding stone, and turning the enemy into salted meat—lyricist Yugabharathi captures the deep-seated anger accumulated over years of injustice. The thematic core shifts from violent threats to a call for unity, urging the villagers to stand tall, eradicate evil, and reclaim their dignity and rights.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Konnu konnu podhappom / Kenja kenja midhippom / Thinnu thinnu mudippom”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming verbal suffixes ('podhappom', 'midhippom', 'mudippom', 'murippom'), enhancing the chant-like cadence of a battle cry.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Kari thuni yena onna kizhikkanum”
Uses 'yena' (like) to compare tearing down the enemy's pride to ripping apart a worthless kitchen cloth.
Ethugai (Assonance - Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thulla thulla onna tharaiyla pottu / Solla solla rendu muzhiyaiyum thondi”
The second letter sound 'lla' in 'Thulla' and 'Solla' creates a strong rhythmic harmony across consecutive stanzas.
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Uppukkandam pottu thovaiyal araippom / Ammi kallil nachu”
Uses extreme folk metaphor and hyperbole (grinding the enemy into chutney on a stone grinder) to visually symbolize the absolute destruction of arrogance.
Did you know?
Trivia
Maaveeran Kittu (2016) is a period drama directed by Suseenthiran, starring Vishnu Vishal and Sri Divya, with music composed by D. Imman. The film is based on real-life socio-political events from 1980s Tamil Nadu concerning caste oppression and the fight for human rights. Lyricist Yugabharathi purposefully utilized raw, rural Tamil dialect and traditional culinary metaphors to ground the song in authentic local folk anger.
Keep listening
Songs with a similar feeling
From the same album
More songs from Maaveeran Kittu
View albumSpot an issue?
Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.