- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Rendu Kaadhal' explores the sorrow, conflict, and pain of love breaking apart. The protagonist compares choosing between two loves to being asked to give up one of two eyes—an agonizing and impossible predicament. The lyricism highlights the shock of betrayal, unexpected endings, and the numbness that takes over when a deeply cherished relationship fractures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Irandu kangal idhilae ondrai / Izhakka sonnaal iyala villai”
Compares two lovers or two loves to two eyes ('Irandu kangal'), emphasizing that choosing between them or losing one is impossible and causes equal blindness/pain.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaadhal ondraaga... / Kaalgal thadumaari... / Kaatril en kaadhalgal...”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across lines ('Kaadhal', 'Kaalgal', 'Kaatril') creates a rhythmic, musical flow.
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Endru orumurai kooda ninaikka villai / Endru orumurai uraikka villaiyae”
The phrase 'Endru orumurai' (not even once) is repeated consecutively to stress the complete unexpectedness of betrayal and heartbreak.
Simile
“Azhgai malarvadhu pol / Mudivadhu kaadhal”
Uses 'pol' (like) to compare the poetic blooming and vanishing of love to transient natural phenomena.
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Trivia
'Rendu Kaadhal' was released on Valentine's Day 2021 as the lead single for Vignesh Shivan's film 'Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal'. The song beautifully sets up the central premise of the film's triangular love story starring Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
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