- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Harish Raghavendra, Srimathumitha, Srimathi
- Music director
- S. S. Kumaran
- Movie name
- Kalavani
- Movie release year
- 2010
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the movie 'Kalavani' captures the playful, intoxicating experience of falling in love in a rural setting. It compares the inception of love to a gentle drizzle that enters the heart and kisses it, creating a magical feeling of delight and intoxication. The lovers describe how thoughts of each other consume their mind entirely from root to tip, elevating their spirits as if flying among clouds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Idhayathin kilaiyinil poothaalae”
Compares the lover's heart to a tree with branches where love blooms like a flower.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Megam polae naan melae paranthen”
Uses 'polae' (like) to compare the protagonist's elation to a cloud floating high in the sky.
Oxymoron / Muran
“Kaayam kaayam inbamendru sollikodudaa”
Contrasts 'kaayam' (wound/pain) with 'inbam' (joy/pleasure), describing the paradoxical sweetness of love's painful longings.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Kolusukul vanthuvidavaa / Nadakaiyil sathamidavaa”
Both lines end with the rhyming suffix '-idavaa', creating a musical rhythm.
Personification
“Kaadhal vanthu yuthamidum”
Love is personified as a warrior that wages a bloodless war inside the heart.
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Trivia
The romantic comedy 'Kalavani' (2010), directed by A. Sarkunam, marked the breakthrough lead role for actor Vimal and actress Oviya. The song's lyrics were penned by the famed Na. Muthu Kumar, known for translating everyday emotional nuances and rural romantic imagery into beautifully accessible Tamil poetry.
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