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Ooru Nalla Ooru Song Lyrics – Kabadi Bro

From Kabadi Bro · 2023

Lyricist
S. Gnanakaravel
Singer
Velmurugan
Music director
A J Daniel
Movie name
Kabadi Bro
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
10 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooru nalla ooru
Aana enga kadha veru
Dhristti pottu pola
Naanga konja peru
Adi thadi panna
Naanga aasapattadhilla
Adi odha vanga
Naanga vetka patatdhilla
Sorimuthu aiyyanaaru
Pugalathaan soli adi
Silarkattum utchi mudi
Silipi yadi
Kozhambunna kotta puli
Kaadunna vari puli
Kabadinna paayum puli
Adidaa gilli
Mudhal vaaram thala paadam
Banner veippom
Veyilukku karukaama
Kuda pudippom
Maru vaaram thalapathi
Padamum vandha
Kallatthaan kala katta
Thenga udaippom
Anga konjam karappom
Inga konjam karappom
Chiyaan padam eppom varum
Thudippom
Enga yaarumae
Nalalvana ninaikala
Naaangalum engala
Nallavannu sollikkala
Vallalu parambara
Veliyila sollikka virumbala
Veriyaethi seendi vitta
Vedikundaavoom
Veliyaalu thummal potta
Kolariduvom
Theruvukkul naanga ponaa
Vanakkam vaikka
Briyani beer vaangi
Koduthiduvom
Vambhu sanda izhuppom
Moonji veengi kidappom
Thaen edukka pona
Ponnu nadippom
Kathiya theettuna
Kathirikka narukkalam
Puthiya theetuna
Enga kooda nadakkalam
Edhukku vilambaram
Naanga ippom
Delhi – kku kilambrom
Ooru nalla ooru
Aana enga kadha veru
Dhristti pottu pola
Naanga konja peru
Adi thadi panna
Naanga aasapattadhilla
Adi odha vanga
Naanga vetka patatdhilla
Sorimuthu aiyyanaaru
Pugalathaan soli adi
Silarkattum utchi mudi
Silipi yadi
Kozhambunna kotta puli
Kaadunna vari puli
Kabadinna paayum puli
Adidaa gilli
Our town is a good town,
but our story is completely different.
Just like a black dot to ward off the evil eye,
there are only a few of us here.
Getting into brawls and street fights
was never something we wished for.
Yet when we take beatings and blows,
we have never felt ashamed.
In honor of Sorimuthu Ayyanar (guardian deity),
sing his praises and strike hard!
Let goosebumps rise all the way to your topknot,
shake off the thrill and strike!
If it is curry, it needs sour tamarind,
if it is the jungle, it has the striped tiger,
and if it is Kabaddi, we are the leaping tigers!
Strike it out like a champion!
On the first week, for Thala's (Ajith's) movie,
we will put up massive banners.
So it does not get damaged in the scorching sun,
we will even hold an umbrella over it.
The next week, if Thalapathy's (Vijay's)
movie releases too,
to make the celebration truly peak,
we will smash ritual coconuts.
We will hustle some money from there,
we will hustle some money from here,
and wondering when Chiyaan's (Vikram's) film will arrive,
our hearts will race with excitement.
No one around here
considers us to be good guys,
and we ourselves have never
claimed to be good either.
We belong to a generous bloodline,
but we do not like to brag about it.
If you provoke us and rile us up,
we will explode like bombs.
If an outsider even sneezes the wrong way,
we will turn into troublemakers!
Whenever we walk down the street,
to anyone who greets us with respect,
we will buy biryani and beer,
and treat them with open hearts!
We pick silly fights,
and lie around with swollen faces.
If we go out to harvest wild honey,
we end up whining like delicate girls from the stings.
If you sharpen a knife,
you can chop eggplants.
If you sharpen your mind,
you can walk along with us.
Why do we need any publicity?
Right now,
we are setting off for Delhi!
Our town is a good town,
but our story is completely different.
Just like a black dot to ward off the evil eye,
there are only a few of us here.
Getting into brawls and street fights
was never something we wished for.
Yet when we take beatings and blows,
we have never felt ashamed.
In honor of Sorimuthu Ayyanar (guardian deity),
sing his praises and strike hard!
Let goosebumps rise all the way to your topknot,
shake off the thrill and strike!
If it is curry, it needs sour tamarind,
if it is the jungle, it has the striped tiger,
and if it is Kabaddi, we are the leaping tigers!
Strike it out like a champion!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song celebrates the unapologetic, rustic, and free-spirited lifestyle of a group of local youth from rural Tamil Nadu. Proud of their flawed yet fiercely loyal identity, they describe themselves as the town's 'warding dot' (drishti pottu)—misunderstood misfits who don't pretend to be saints. The lyrics highlight their passionate cinema fandom, celebrating rival star icons like Ajith (Thala), Vijay (Thalapathy), and Vikram (Chiyaan) with equal, unfiltered exuberance, while boasting about their warm hospitality to allies and explosive response to adversaries. Simultaneously, the track builds up their pride in local sports and traditions, invoking regional deities like Sorimuthu Ayyanaar and drawing metaphors of wild tigers to describe their aggressive spirit on the Kabaddi court. Ultimately, the song serves as a energetic anthem marking their journey from local neighborhood brawls and grounds to taking on bigger challenges in Delhi.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Kozhambunna kotta puli / Kaadunna vari puli / Kabadinna paayum puli”

Repetition of the word 'puli' (tiger) at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic end rhyme.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kozhambunna kotta puli / Kaadunna vari puli / Kabadinna paayum puli”

The initial syllable starting with 'Ka' ('Kozham...', 'Kaadun...', 'Kabadin...') builds strong Tamil initial alliteration.

Simile (Upamai)

“Dhristti pottu pola / Naanga konja peru”

Compares the group of local boys to a black dot ('drishti pottu') used to ward off the evil eye.

Metaphor

“Veriyaethi seendi vitta / Vedikundaavoom”

Directly equates their volatile anger to an exploding bomb ('vedikundhu') when provoked.

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Trivia

The track captures authentic Tamil Nadu youth culture by highlighting cinema fandom celebrate leading superstars (Ajith, Vijay, and Vikram) side-by-side, reflecting how local sports teams often bond over movie culture. Sung by folk singer Velmurugan, known for delivering high-energy rural anthems in Tamil cinema, the lyrics incorporate folk deity worship (Sorimuthu Ayyanaar) typical of Tirunelveli and southern Tamil Nadu culture.

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