- Lyricist
- Pa. Iniyavan
- Singers
- V. V. Prasanna, Padmalatha
- Music director
- Raja Sai
- Movie name
- Ganesapuram
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pogura Pokkula from the film Ganesapuram (2020) is a lively rural romantic duet that highlights the playful banter and intense yearning between two lovers. The lyrics reflect how fleeting glances, playful teasing, and the absence of one another create a sweet sense of agony and delight. Using vivid rural imagery, the lovers describe how their affection multiplies constantly like usurious interest, expressing a deep desire to stay united and live a proud life together in the eyes of their village.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaadhal kandhu vatti pola yeruthae”
Compares the rapidly compounding intensity of love to exorbitant interest rates (kandhu vatti).
Oxymoron
“Vazhikkaama vazhikkuthadi”
Combines contradictory ideas of painless pain to capture the sweet suffering caused by love.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaavura thanga meenena”
Compares the energetic, elusive heart to a leaping golden fish.
Initial Alliteration / Rhyme (Monai / Ethirai)
“Pogura pokkula / Pottu nee thaakkuriyae / Pakkura saakkula”
Uses matching initial consonant sounds and rhythmic repetition across lines (Pogura / Pottu / Pakkura).
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Trivia
Ganesapuram (2020) is a Tamil rural period drama starring Chinnasamy and Risha, directed by Veeramani. The soundtrack was composed by Rajasai, and the lyricist Pa. Iniyavan used grounded local metaphors like 'kandhu vatti' (compounding interest) to lend an authentic rural touch to this romantic track.
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