- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Suseela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Lakshmi Kalyanam
- Movie release year
- 1968
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic devotional film song composed by M. S. Viswanathan and sung by P. Susheela celebrates the multi-faceted virtues and divine attributes of Lord Rama. Lyricist Kannadasan poetically enumerates various titles of Rama, linking each name to his virtuous roles as a groom (Kalyana Rama), lover (Seetha Rama), ruler (Raja Rama), obedient son (Kosala and Dasaratha Rama), invincible warrior (Kodhanda and Jeya Rama), and universal refuge (Anantha Rama). The song highlights Rama as the ultimate deity for righteous souls and ends with a reassuring chant of faith, asserting that devotion to Rama eliminates all fear and grants divine shelter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Raaman ethanai raamanadi”
The refrain 'Raaman ethanai raamanadi' is repeated to emphasize wonder and reverence at the endless manifestations of Lord Rama.
Metaphor (Uruvakam)
“Veeram ennum villai yendhum kodhanda raaman”
The line compares valor to a bow that Rama wields ('Veeram ennum villai yendhum').
Rhyme and Assonance (Edhugai and Monai)
“Vamsathukkoruvan raghu raaman / Madhangalai inaippavan siva raaman”
Matching rhyming sounds across consecutive names such as Raghu Rama, Siva Rama, Sri Rama, and Anantha Rama.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1968 Tamil movie 'Lakshmi Kalyanam', this iconic song was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, and rendered by P. Susheela. It remains one of the most famous devotional film tracks in Tamil cinema, celebrated for cataloging twelve distinct divine aspects of Lord Rama in a single composition.
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