- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Paartha Pasikkuthadi Manasu is a playful romantic duet from the 1987 Tamil film Ini Oru Sudhanthiram, penned by lyricist Gangai Amaran. The song captures an intimate conversation between two lovers who express their intense mutual attraction, youthful longing, and desire. The lyricism uses rustic metaphors to describe how love consumes their thoughts completely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)
“Anaiya meeri vellam vandha / Adhukku veli kedaiyadhu”
Comparing uncontrollable emotional urges to a overflowing flood breaking through a dam wall.
Initial Alliteration (மோனை - Moanai)
“Paartha pasikkuthadi manasu”
Repetition of the 'Pa' consonant sound at the beginning of words in the line.
End Rhyme (இயைபு - Iyaibu)
“Kaalula pottu vitta kolusu / Adhu pudhusu adhu pol neeyum orasu”
Matching rhyming endings 'kolusu', 'pudhusu', and 'orasu' across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram (1987) was directed by Manivannan and starred Sivakumar and Raja in prominent roles. Gangai Amaran not only wrote lyrics for the film's soundtrack but also composed the music score.
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