- Lyricist
- Thellur Dharmarajan
- Singers
- P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela
- Music director
- R. Parthasarathy
- Movie name
- Kalyana Mandapam
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pooththirukkum Vizhiyeduththu from the 1965 film Kalyana Mandapam is an intimate romantic dialogue between two lovers. The female lover poetically compares her features and emotions to nature's bounties—her eyes to blossoming flowers woven into a garland, her smile to red lotuses, her lips to sweet mangoes, and her love to pomegranate seeds—asking if she can surrender them all to her beloved. The male lover responds in awe, describing her cool, refreshing voice as an irresistible force that captivates his senses. He compares her voice and expression to divine nectar and a flowing waterfall, fully enchanted by her musical charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Pooththirukkum vizhiyeduththu”
Compares eyes directly to blossoming flowers ('Pooththirukkum vizhi') and lips to the sweet taste of ripe mangoes ('Maanganiyin theensuvai').
Visual Imagery
“Punnagaiyil sendamaiththu Kayil kodukkavaa”
Paints a vivid picture of weaving lotuses out of smiles and offering them by hand.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Maanganiyin theensuvaiyai Idhazhirandil tharalaamaa”
Repeats lines across verses to create a musical, rhythmic cadence appropriate for a dueting melody.
Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pani kulirin mozhiyinilae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'ni' in adjacent lines ('Pani' and 'Padai' contextually within Tamil poetic structure).
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by lyricist Thellur Dharmarajan for the 1965 film Kalyana Mandapam, this song relies heavily on classical Tamil nature metaphors—comparing love and physical beauty to mangoes, pomegranates, lotuses, and cool frost—a hallmark of mid-20th-century Tamil film poetry.
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