Open Panna
From Paranthu Po · 2025
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Santhosh Dhayanithi
- Music director
- Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Details
- Paranthu Po2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Open panna oru ooruyaa | If you open up the map, there's a town, man. |
| Chennai thaanae adhan peruyaa | Chennai is its name, after all. |
| Chitlapakkam than area | Chitlapakkam is the specific area. |
| Oru apartmenta nee paaruyaa | Take a look at an apartment building there, man. |
| Munna idhu kaadu | Earlier, this place was just a wild forest. |
| Ippo naalu naalu roadu | Now there are four-lane roads everywhere. |
| Roadu mela veedu | Houses built right along the roads. |
| Andha veetukulla yaaru…yaaru | And inside that house, who is it... who? |
| Male | |
| Veetu suvaru ellaam art gallery | All the walls of the house are like an art gallery. |
| Porandha creature ellaam teacher maadhiri | Every kid born here acts like a teacher. |
| Picaaso vin peran ivan kaal pandhu kaaran | He is like Picasso's grandson and a football player. |
| Skate boat veeran avan pera solla poren poren | A skateboard hero—I'm going to tell you his name! |
| Male | |
| Cappu toppula otturanae da | He sticks artwork neatly on the cap top, man. |
| Tractor ah thaan neat-ah | He draws a tractor so neatly! |
| Avan motha ulagamum ninni pogum da | His whole world comes to a standstill, man... |
| Janah pera ketta…ketta | ...whenever they hear Janah's name! |
| Janah pera ketta | When they hear Janah's name! |
| Janah pera ketta | When they hear Janah's name! |
| Male | |
| Zoom class la anupuranga paar | Look at what they are sending in the Zoom class! |
| Heratu mela herat -ah | Heart emoji after heart emoji! |
| Pala emojinga thaan kotti kedakkuthu | Plenty of emojis are lying scattered around! |
| Veena pochu data | All the internet data is going to waste! |
| Male | |
| Hey enjoy panna thaan | Hey, it's meant to be enjoyed... |
| Konja naalu thaan | ...for these few days! |
| Half yearly leave-uh | It's the half-yearly holiday break! |
| Leave-lum indha class yen | Why do we have classes even during holidays? |
| Someone please save-uh | Someone please save us! |
ஓபன் பண்ணா ஒரு ஊருயா
சென்னை தானே அது பேருயா
சிட்லபாக்கம்தான் ஏரியா
ஒரு அபார்ட்மெண்ட்ட நீ பாருயா
முன்ன இது காடு
இப்போ நாலு நாலு ரோடு
ரோடு மேல வீடு
அந்த வீட்க்குள்ள யாரு.....யாரு
If you open up the map, there's a town, man.
Chennai is its name, after all.
Chitlapakkam is the specific area.
Take a look at an apartment building there, man.
Earlier, this place was just a wild forest.
Now there are four-lane roads everywhere.
Houses built right along the roads.
And inside that house, who is it... who?
வீட்டு சுவர் எல்லாம் ஆர்ட் கேலரி
பொறந்த கிரியேட்ச்சர் எல்லாம் டீச்சர் மாதிரி
பிக்காசோவின் பேரன் இவன் கால் பந்துக்காரன்
ஸ்கேட் போர்டு வீரன்
அவன் பேர சொல்ல போறேன் போறேன்
All the walls of the house are like an art gallery.
Every kid born here acts like a teacher.
He is like Picasso's grandson and a football player.
A skateboard hero—I'm going to tell you his name!
கேப்பு டாப்புல ஓட்டுறானேடா
டிராக்டர் ஆ தான் நீட்டா
அவன் மொத்த உலகமும் நின்னு போகும்டா
ஜனா பேரா கேட்டா...கேட்டா
ஜனா பேர கேட்டா
ஜனா பேர கேட்டா
He sticks artwork neatly on the cap top, man.
He draws a tractor so neatly!
His whole world comes to a standstill, man...
...whenever they hear Janah's name!
When they hear Janah's name!
When they hear Janah's name!
ஜூம் கிளாஸ்ல அனுப்புறாங்க பார்
ஹார்ட்டு மேல ஹார்ட்டா
பல எமோஜிங்கதான் கொட்டி கெடக்குது
வீணா போச்சு டேட்டா
Look at what they are sending in the Zoom class!
Heart emoji after heart emoji!
Plenty of emojis are lying scattered around!
All the internet data is going to waste!
ஏய் என்ஜாய் பண்ணதான்
கொஞ்ச நாளு தான்
ஹாப் இயர்லி லீவு
ஏய் லீவ்-லும் இந்த கிளாஸ் ஏன்
சம் ஒன் ப்ளீஸ் சேவ்-வு
Hey, it's meant to be enjoyed...
...for these few days!
It's the half-yearly holiday break!
Why do we have classes even during holidays?
Someone please save us!
Open panna oru ooruyaa
If you open up the map, there's a town, man.
Chennai thaanae adhan peruyaa
Chennai is its name, after all.
Chitlapakkam than area
Chitlapakkam is the specific area.
Oru apartmenta nee paaruyaa
Take a look at an apartment building there, man.
Munna idhu kaadu
Earlier, this place was just a wild forest.
Ippo naalu naalu roadu
Now there are four-lane roads everywhere.
Roadu mela veedu
Houses built right along the roads.
Andha veetukulla yaaru…yaaru
And inside that house, who is it... who?
Veetu suvaru ellaam art gallery
All the walls of the house are like an art gallery.
Porandha creature ellaam teacher maadhiri
Every kid born here acts like a teacher.
Picaaso vin peran ivan kaal pandhu kaaran
He is like Picasso's grandson and a football player.
Skate boat veeran avan pera solla poren poren
A skateboard hero—I'm going to tell you his name!
Cappu toppula otturanae da
He sticks artwork neatly on the cap top, man.
Tractor ah thaan neat-ah
He draws a tractor so neatly!
Avan motha ulagamum ninni pogum da
His whole world comes to a standstill, man...
Janah pera ketta…ketta
...whenever they hear Janah's name!
Janah pera ketta
When they hear Janah's name!
Janah pera ketta
When they hear Janah's name!
Zoom class la anupuranga paar
Look at what they are sending in the Zoom class!
Heratu mela herat -ah
Heart emoji after heart emoji!
Pala emojinga thaan kotti kedakkuthu
Plenty of emojis are lying scattered around!
Veena pochu data
All the internet data is going to waste!
Hey enjoy panna thaan
Hey, it's meant to be enjoyed...
Konja naalu thaan
...for these few days!
Half yearly leave-uh
It's the half-yearly holiday break!
Leave-lum indha class yen
Why do we have classes even during holidays?
Someone please save-uh
Someone please save us!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song portrays the lively, modern life of a talented kid named Janah living in Chitlapakkam, a suburban neighborhood in Chennai. It contrasts the area's transformation from greenery to concrete apartments with the child's vibrant personality, highlighting his varied talents in drawing, football, and skateboarding.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Open panna oru ooruyaa / Chennai thaanae adhan peruyaa / Oru apartmenta nee paaruyaa”
The words 'ooruyaa', 'peruyaa', and 'paaruyaa' end with identical rhythmic suffixes to create a colloquial conversational flow.
Metaphor
“Veetu suvaru ellaam art gallery”
The walls of the house covered in children's drawings are metaphorically described as an art gallery.
Allusion / Metaphor
“Picaaso vin peran ivan kaal pandhu kaaran”
Referring to the artistic kid as 'Picasso's grandson' uses the legendary painter Pablo Picasso as an artistic benchmark.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ippo naalu naalu roadu”
Repetition of the 'N' sound in 'naalu naalu' creates an alliterative beat.
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Trivia
Composed and sung by Santhosh Dhayanithi with lyrics by Madhan Karky for the movie 'Paranthu Po' (2025), the song captures contemporary childhood experiences by weaving modern digital elements like Zoom classes, data usage, and emojis into Tanglish lyrics.
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