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Oo Solriya Mama Oo Oo Solriya Mama

From Pushpa – The Rise · 2021

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Pushpa – The Rise
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
15 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sela sela Sela katna
Kuru kuru kurunu paappaanga
Kutta kutta gown-ah pottaa
Kurukkaa marukkaa paappaanga
Sela blouse-o chinna gown-o
Dressula onnum illainga
Aasa vandhaa suththi suththi
Alayaa alayum aambala budhthi
Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Colour-ah irukkum ponna paarththaa
Kanakku panna thudippaanga
Karuppaa irukkum ponna paarththaa
Kalaiyaa irukkunu sollvaanga
Colour-o karuppo maaniramoo
Nerathula onnum illainga
Seeni sakkarai kattiya suththi
Erumbha thiriyum aambala budhthi
Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Hei oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Nettaiyaaga valantha ponna
Nimindhu nimindhu paappanga
Kuttaiyaaga irukkum ponna
Kuninju valanju paappanga
Netta ponno kutta ponno
Thittam ellaam onnunga
Dhegam ellaam mogam muththi
Thiruda yaengum aambala budhthi
Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Hei oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Kozhukka mozhukka valantha ponna
Gummunu irukku solvaanga
Kuchi odambu kaari vandhaa
Kachidhamunnu valivaanga
Kozhu kozhu odambo kuchchi odambo
Size-la onnum illainga
Alwa madhiri azhaga suththi
Alla thudikkum aaambala budhthi
Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
Hei oom soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
………………..
Periya periya manushanninnu
Oru silar inga varuvaanga
Ozhukkammunaa naanedhaannu
Olari silaru thirivaanga
Ozhukka seelan osantha manishan
Veliya podum veshamnga
Velakka anaichaa podhum ellaam
Hmm hmm hmm hmm
Velakka anaichaa podhum ellaam
Velakkumaarum onnuthaanga
Oom soldriya mama oohum solriya mama
Chorus :Oom solvomey pappa oohum sollvoma pappa
Female :Oom soldriya mama oohum solriya mama
Chorus :Oom solvomey pappa oohum sollvoma pappa
Female :Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama
If I wear a saree, a saree, a saree,
they stare at me intently.
If I wear a short, short gown,
they scan me up and down.
Saree and blouse or a tiny gown,
it's not about the clothes, sir!
Once desire strikes, wandering round and round,
a man's mind roams restlessly.
Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
If they see a fair girl,
they ache to hit on her.
If they see a dark girl,
they praise her as charming.
Fair, dark, or wheatish brown,
it's not about the skin tone, sir!
Swarming around a sweet sugar cube,
like an ant wanders a man's mind!
Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
Hey, will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
If a girl grows up tall,
they crane their necks to stare.
If a girl is short,
they bend and twist to stare.
Tall girl or short girl,
their intentions are all the same, sir!
With passion overflowing through the body,
a man's mind yearns to steal a taste!
Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
Hey, will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
If a girl is plump and curvy,
they say she is hot and enticing.
If a girl with a stick-thin frame comes by,
they drool, calling her just perfect.
Curvy body or skinny body,
it's not about the size, sir!
Circling sweet beauty like halwa,
a man's mind aches to grab it all!
Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
Hey, will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
...
Acting like big, respectable gentlemen,
some men come over here.
Claiming, "I am the very picture of virtue,"
some babble and wander about.
"A man of morals, an upright gentleman"—
that's just a mask they wear outside, sir!
Once the lights are turned off,
Mm mm mm mm...
Once the lights are turned off,
even a broomstick is all the same to them, sir!
Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say no, mister?
Chorus: We'll say yes, babe! Would we ever say no, babe?
Female: Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say no, mister?
Chorus: We'll say yes, babe! Would we ever say no, babe?
Female: Will you say yes, mister? Or will you say yeah-yeah, mister?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Oo Solriya Mama is a satirical dance track from Pushpa: The Rise that subverts traditional item song tropes by directly confronting male gaze and hypocrisy. Sung from the perspective of a performer, the lyrics call out men for objectifying women regardless of what they wear, their skin complexion, height, or body type. The narrator exposes how male desire operates indiscriminately under various pretexts and compliments. In the final verse, the song delivers a sharp critique of societal hypocrisy, pointing out how men who pose as moral guardians in public abandon all moral pretexts once the lights go out. Through playful yet incisive metaphors, the song turns the male gaze back on itself, transforming a sensational dance number into a bold social satire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Binary Opposites

“Netta ponno kutta ponno”

Pairs contrasting physical traits across verses (Colour vs Karuppu, Netta vs Kutta, Kozhu kozhu vs Kuchchi) to emphasize that male objectification is constant regardless of appearance.

Simile (Upamai)

“Seeni sakkarai kattiya suththi / Erumbha thiriyum aambala budhthi”

Compares men driven by desire to ants swarming around sugar cubes and eager consumers surrounding sweets.

Refrain & Call-and-Response

“Oo soldriya mama oo oo soldriya mama”

The repetitive chorus 'Oo soldriya mama' functions as a rhetorical challenge to the male listeners, creating a rhythmic and conversational hook.

Ethirai (Second-Letter Assonance)

“Kozhu kozhu odambo kuchchi odambo”

Traditional Tamil poetic technique where the second consonant matches in rhyming lines ('Sela' / 'Kutta' / 'Dressula').

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil version of the viral sensation 'Oo Antava Mava' composed by Devi Sri Prasad. On-screen features Samantha Ruth Prabhu in her first-ever special dance appearance, with vocals rendered by popular playback singer and actress Andrea Jeremiah. Lyricist Viveka adapted the Telugu original into sharp, colloquial Tamil that retained the song's bold social satire.

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