- Lyricist
- Jayashree Mathi Maran
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Parasakthi
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Ratnamala is a poetic track expressing intense romantic yearning, separation pain, and devotion. The protagonist begs his beloved, Ratnamala, not to abandon him, drawing parallels between their deep connection and elements of nature such as eyelids protecting eyes or moonlight staying with the night sky. The lyrics weave classical Sangam literary tropes together with epistolary imagery of written letters, pen tips, and ink kisses, highlighting how his world shatters without her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Vaalai kumari penne / Vandhaan kumaran ponne / Solai pookkalin munne / Olai vidu thoodhu kanne”
The second consonants rhyme rhythmically across consecutive lines, creating poetic flow.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Karum mega kootil / Minnal keetru pol…”
Compares the sudden gentle smile blossoming on her lips to a flash of lightning inside dark clouds.
Cultural Metaphor / Sangam Allusion
“En paruvam madal yerudhe”
Refers to 'Madal Yeru', an ancient Sangam Tamil tradition where a lover publicly displays his intense love and grief caused by separation.
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Trivia
The song uses classical Tamil literary imagery such as 'Madal Yeru' (a traditional Sangam motif of love distress) combined with romantic letter-writing motifs, set to music composed and sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
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