- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singers
- Mahalingam, Sowmiya Ramani Mahadevan
- Music director
- Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Movie name
- Lisaa
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Raththa Vaettai from the movie Lisaa (2018) is an intense, vengeful track depicting cosmic retribution and righteous fury against evil doers. The song uses metaphors of a wild tiger hunting corrupt, ungrateful souls, while drawing parallels to Lord Shiva's fierce Tandavam (cosmic dance of destruction). The lyrics emphasize how past sins and curses eventually catch up with transgressors, physically manifesting as an unstoppable force of vengeance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar / Repetition
“Raththa raththa vaettai ingu”
Doubling words like 'Raththa raththa', 'Ketta ketta', 'Natta natta', and 'Vitta vitta' heightens the urgency and rhythm of the hunt.
Metaphor
“Vaengai ondru aaduthae”
Comparing the vengeful spirit or force of justice to a hunting tiger ('Vaengai').
Onomatopoeia
“Damat damat dama dama”
Rhythmic sound words ('Damat damat dama dama') imitating the sound of Lord Shiva's drum (Damaru).
Alliteration (Monai)
“Thavaru purindha thalaigal / Tharumam thirumbi adikkum pozhuthu”
Repetition of the 'Th' consonant sound across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Lisaa (2018) was promoted as India's first 3D stereoscopic horror film centered on a female protagonist (played by Anjali). The music for this track was composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi, and the lyrics incorporate Sanskrit verses adapted from the famous Shiva Tandava Stotram to evoke divine wrath.
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