- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Senthilvelan
- Music director
- S. S. Kumaran
- Movie name
- Kalavani
- Movie release year
- 2010
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Oct 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Ooradangum Saamathula from Kalavani (2010) is an evocative Tamil folk ballad centered on a young village woman expressing her tender love and sleepless longing during midnight. As the village rests, she reminisces about her fondest memories with her beloved, such as saving money from selling firewood to buy him gifts, praying for him at the local temple, and writing their names on cactus leaves using thorns. Na. Muthu Kumar's poetic lyrics capture rural intimacy through grounding sensory details—like comparing a simple cowrie shell found in mud to her lover's chipped tooth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Sensory Imagery & Auditory Metaphor
“Kaathadichi salasalakkum Olaiyellaam un sirippu”
The sound of rustling palm leaves in the midnight wind is personified and equated to the beloved's laughter.
Visual Metaphor (Simile)
“Un soththappallai pola oru Sozhiya naan kandeduthen”
The speaker compares a small cowrie shell found in paddy field mud to her lover's distinct chipped/gapped tooth.
Cultural Folk Metaphor / Ritual Oath
“Thunduppoattu thaanduniyae”
'Thunduppoattu thaanduthal' refers to a traditional rural oath where stepping over a folded cloth signifies an absolute, unbreakable promise.
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Trivia
Written by Na. Muthu Kumar and composed by S.S. Kumaran for the hit film Kalavani (2010), this song is celebrated for its authentic usage of hyper-local Tanjore/Delta region rural Tamil dialect terms such as 'soththappallu' (chipped tooth), 'sozhi' (cowrie shell), and 'sulli' (dry firewood twigs).
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