- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Thaayillamal Naan Illai
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 30 May 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful song features a street entertainer and fortune-teller persona who claims to possess mesmerizing magic powder ('sokkupodi') that attracts love. He humorously boasts about performing impossible supernatural feats, like twisting river sand into ropes, while praising the hero as a perfect match like Lord Rama for Sridevi. With high-energy folk rhythm and witty lyricism by Vaali, the song captures a joyful blend of traditional Tamil street performance traditions, romantic teasing, and cinematic exuberance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Kaveri manalai naan kayiraaga thirippaen”
Extravagant exaggeration used for comedic effort, claiming the ability to weave river sand into a rope.
Iyaiybu (End Rhyme)
“Un melae undaachchu pollaatha aasai / Aasaikku ippothu naan pottean poosai”
Matching end sounds ('aasai' and 'poosai') that enhance the rhythmic folk cadence.
Alliteration / Monai
“Sridevi unaketha sri raman ivanthaan”
Repetition of initial consonants like 's' in Sridevi and Sri Raman.
Did you know?
Trivia
Featured in the 1979 film 'Thaayillamal Naan Illai' starring Kamal Haasan, this song highlights S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's dynamic vocal adaptability in folk-style cinema tracks tuned by Shankar Ganesh.
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