- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Netrikkan
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Raja Rani Jackie from the 1981 film Netrikkan is a playful, hedonistic song depicting a world of carefree indulgence, glamour, and romance. The song uses playing card terminology (King, Queen, Jack) as a metaphor for the unpredictable and game-like nature of life, urging one to celebrate every day like a new wedding and revel in music, intimacy, and night life without reservations. Kannadasan's lyricism subtly contrasts sensory desires with the fleeting nature of time, presenting a mood of total abandonment to pleasure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Raajaa raani jaackie”
Comparing life and people to playing cards (King, Queen, Jack) to evoke themes of chance, gambling, and game-playing in romance.
Repetition / Anaphora
“Dhinam dhinam pudhu kalyaanam”
Repetition of words like 'Dhinam dhinam' and 'Sugam sugam' creates rhythmic emphasis and heightens the sense of continuous joy.
Antithesis
“Azhagu munnaal varum / Aadai pinnaal varum”
Contrasting concepts like front (munnaal) and back (pinnaal), as well as joining and parting, to highlight life's dualities.
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Trivia
Netrikkan (1981) stars Rajinikanth in dual roles (father and son) with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, despite being marked as unknown in basic song indexes. The song features lively vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki along with playful Hindi expressions sprinkled throughout.
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