- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Anandha Jodhi
- Movie release year
- 1963
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Sept 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic duet from the film Anandha Jodhi features a witty exchange between lovers. The heroine teasingly calls her lover a 'great poet born and raised in lies' because poets are notorious for exaggeration and fiction. In response, the hero counters that she is a flower-like maiden born in grace, and that he has come to truly understand her deeper feelings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mondhai / Anaphora
“Poiyilae pirandhu / Poiyilae valarndha”
Repetition of the phrase 'Poiyilae pirandhu / Poiyilae valarndha' at the start of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, musical repetition.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Poovile pirandhu / Poovile valarndha”
The lyricist juxtaposes 'Poiyilae' (in lies) for the poet with 'Poovile' (in flowers) for the lady to create a humorous wordplay.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Indha poovaiyar kulamaanae”
'Poovaiyar kulamaane' compares the woman's innocence and gentleness to a female deer (maan).
Simile (Upama)
“Izhukudhu valai polae”
'Izhukudhu valai polae' compares falling locks of hair catching the lover's heart to a fisherman's net.
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Trivia
The movie Anandha Jodhi (1963) stars M. G. Ramachandran and Devika. The song features iconic lyrical wordplay by Kannadasan, who frequently used self-referential jokes about poets being charming liars who build castles in the air.
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