- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Baba Sehgal, Rahul Nambiar
- Music director
- S. Thaman
- Movie name
- Osthe
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Oct 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song serves as the high-energy mass intro track for the protagonist, Inspector Osthe Velan (played by Silambarasan / STR). It establishes his fearless, rebellious, and larger-than-life persona as an unorthodox law enforcer in Tamil Nadu. Combining Robin Hood-like justice with raw street power, Velan describes how he forcefully reclaims money from corrupt criminals to distribute among the poor, while showing zero mercy to wrongdoers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Antha bollywood / Intha kollywood / Kaana robinhood”
The words 'bollywood', 'kollywood', and 'robinhood' share matching end sounds, creating a rhythmic rhyming flow.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Naan thaan inspector-u / Theriyum encounter-u / Yethilum all rounder-u”
Rhyming English loanwords ending with the sound '-u' ('inspector-u', 'encounter-u', 'all rounder-u').
Metaphor
“Unaa pola una kaatum mirror ivan”
The protagonist compares himself to a mirror, indicating that he reflects back whatever attitude or behavior one brings to him.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Edupen robber kitta / Kodupen labour kitta”
The second consonant sound ('du') matches between 'Edupen' and 'Kodupen'.
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Trivia
'Osthe' (2011) is the official Tamil remake of the blockbuster Hindi film 'Dabangg' (2010). The song 'Osthi Maamey' serves as the character introduction track for Silambarasan (STR), who played the role original rendered by Salman Khan. The music was composed by S. Thaman, and the lyrics were penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, who filled the track with contemporary slang and pop-culture references like Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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