- Lyricist
- Karunakaran
- Singer
- Diwakar
- Music director
- Dharan Kumar
- Movie name
- Rudhran
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Feb 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ukkiram konda veera
Vakkiram konda soora
Ukkiram konda veera
Vakkiram konda soora
Edharkkum thunindhu
Elundhu nirppen
Ellai kadanthu kobam vedikka
Atti rendum kann thirakka
Adharmam thazhaikka
Sidhari parakkavae
Rudraan..
Mudi mudi pagai mudi
Vali koduthavan kadhai mudi
Adi adi idhu sivanadi
Pagai miralum un adi
Mudi mudi pagai mudi
Vali koduthavan kadhai mudi
Adi adi idhu sivanadi
Pagai miralum un adi
Kumurudhae kumurudhae
Nenjam kumurudhae
Pagai enai mudithida
Uyirum urumudhae
Urmudhae urumudhae
Sinamum urumudhae
Sadhaiyinai thaandiyae
Uthiram kothikudhae
Thusiya kolam
Magakaala neram
Vachu hastha pogam
Ruthiraaya vegam
Agoori thandha roobam
Sadha sivaya yaagam
Bootheswara logam
Thiru neela kanda dhegam
Mudi mudi pagai mudi
Vali koduthavan kadhai mudi
Adi adi idhu sivanadi
Pagai miralum un adi
Mudi mudi pagai mudi
Vali koduthavan kadhai mudi
Adi adi idhu sivanadi
Pagai miralum un adi
Rararara rararara rararara
Ruthran..
Pagai ennum sollai
Ratham kondu alithidu
Sadhai thinna palagi
Yutham thannai mudithidu
Naesam konda uravai
……. kondu uruvidu
Thaai thandha paalukku
Paalootriya vali idhu
Ilappadharkku ondrum illai
…..eriyudhu
Alikka alikka vandhaal
Netri kannai thirandhidu
Kulavada sayanam
Kalatcha vadhanam
Vandhakaari vadhanam
Yeganin madhanam
Sadha thari payanam
Siva sagala salanam
Nanjunda baagam
Namachivaaya vaedham
Mudi mudi pagai mudi
Vali koduthavan kadhai mudi
Adi adi idhu sivanadi
Pagai miralum un adi
Mudi mudi pagai mudi
Vali koduthavan kadhai mudi
Adi adi idhu sivanadi
Pagai miralum un adi
Rararara rararara rararara
Ruthran..
Sinam konda nenjam
Seetram kondu alaiyudhae
Thondai kuliyil nirkkum
Sivan unda visham idhu
Paava kanakkai paarthae
Vidhi niruthum nodi adhu
Pilakka pilakka saridham
Rudhra attam nadakkudhae
Andam andam eriya
Sandam sandam koodudhae
Vedikka vedikka sinam than
Ruthranae nee purappadu
Kulavada sayanam
Kalatcha vadhanam
Vandhakaari vadhanam
Yeganin madhanam
Sadha thari payanam
Siva sagala salanam
Nanjunda baagam
Namachivaaya vaedham
{Namachivaaya namachivaaya
Namachivaaya} …(3)
O fierce warrior of intense fury!
O brave champion of wrath!
O fierce warrior of intense fury!
O brave champion of wrath!
Daring to face anything,
I will rise and stand!
As anger explodes beyond all limits,
As both eyes flash wide open,
To crush the rising evil,
And scatter it into pieces!
Rudhran...
Finish it! Finish off the enemy!
End the story of the one who brought pain!
Strike, strike, this is Shiva's blow!
Your strike makes the enemy tremble!
Finish it! Finish off the enemy!
End the story of the one who brought pain!
Strike, strike, this is Shiva's blow!
Your strike makes the enemy tremble!
It rages, it rages,
My heart seethes with rage!
As the enemy comes to destroy me,
My very soul roars back!
It roars, it roars,
My anger roars out loud!
Breaking past the flesh,
My blood boils within!
Form draped in sacred dust,
The hour of Mahakaala (Lord of Time and Death),
Hands poised with cosmic power,
Striking with the speed of Rudra,
A fierce form given by an Aghori,
An eternal sacred fire for Shiva,
The realm of Bhuteshwara (Lord of Spirits),
The holy blue-throated body of the Lord.
Finish it! Finish off the enemy!
End the story of the one who brought pain!
Strike, strike, this is Shiva's blow!
Your strike makes the enemy tremble!
Finish it! Finish off the enemy!
End the story of the one who brought pain!
Strike, strike, this is Shiva's blow!
Your strike makes the enemy tremble!
Ra-ra-ra-ra, ra-ra-ra-ra, ra-ra-ra-ra
Rudhran...
The very word called 'enemy',
Wipe it out with blood!
Ready to tear through flesh,
Bring this war to an end!
The loving bonds of family,
...ripped away and destroyed!
For the milk given by my mother,
This is the burning pain repaid for that love!
There is nothing left to lose,
...it is blazing inside!
If they keep coming to destroy,
Open the third eye of fire!
Resting upon the sacred roots,
A face filled with divine grace,
A face that destroys evil,
The fiery beauty of the Supreme One,
An eternal sacred journey,
Every single movement is Shiva,
The throat that swallowed the poison,
The sacred wisdom of Namasivaya!
Finish it! Finish off the enemy!
End the story of the one who brought pain!
Strike, strike, this is Shiva's blow!
Your strike makes the enemy tremble!
Finish it! Finish off the enemy!
End the story of the one who brought pain!
Strike, strike, this is Shiva's blow!
Your strike makes the enemy tremble!
Ra-ra-ra-ra, ra-ra-ra-ra, ra-ra-ra-ra
Rudhran...
A heart filled with anger,
Surging in relentless wrath!
Lodged within the throat,
This is the deadly poison Shiva swallowed!
Checking the tally of their sins,
That is the moment destiny stops them cold!
Tearing through history,
The fierce dance of Rudra begins!
As all the worlds burn,
A tempest of fury builds up!
As wrath explodes endlessly,
O Rudhran, rise and march forth!
Resting upon the sacred roots,
A face filled with divine grace,
A face that destroys evil,
The fiery beauty of the Supreme One,
An eternal sacred journey,
Every single movement is Shiva,
The throat that swallowed the poison,
The sacred wisdom of Namasivaya!
Namasivaya! Namasivaya!
Namasivaya!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The title track of 'Rudhran' is a high-octane, intense anthem centered around themes of righteous fury, divine retribution, and unstoppable vengeance. Drawing heavy inspiration from Shaivite mythology, the lyrics invoke the fierce incarnation of Lord Shiva—Rudra—comparing the protagonist's quest for justice to Shiva's cosmic dance of destruction (Rudra Tandavam) and the opening of the third eye to annihilate evil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni (Repetition for Emphasis / Anaphora)
“Mudi mudi pagai mudi”
The repetition of imperative verbs like 'Mudi' (finish) and 'Adi' (strike) creates a strong rhythmic tempo and reinforces the sense of unrelenting urgency.
Alliteration (Moni)
“Ukkiram konda veera / Vakkiram konda soora”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words creates an intimidating musicality.
Metaphor
“Adi adi idhu sivanadi”
Compares the protagonist's unstoppable retribution to Lord Shiva's divine step ('Sivanadi') that strikes terror into adversaries.
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Trivia
The song incorporates sacred Sanskrit and Tamil Shaivite terms such as 'Mahakala', 'Neela Kanda', 'Aghori', and 'Namachivaya', blending traditional spiritual imagery with modern action-thriller score aesthetics composed by Dharan Kumar.
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