- Lyricist
- Vijay Tesingu
- Singer
- Sairavi
- Music director
- Raghu Dixit
- Movie name
- Vallavanukkum Vallavan
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This intense track portrays the dark, ruthless mindset of individuals driven to the edge by poverty, deception, and societal neglect. It emphasizes how money dictates human value in today's world, asserting that without financial power, a person is treated as good as dead. The speakers identify themselves as relentless, devilish figures who have lost their humanity and turned into vengeful beasts due to betrayal. The song serves as a grim warning about the consequences of pushing gentle or downtrodden people too far. Utilizing proverbs like 'Saathu mirandal kaadu kollaathu' (If a quiet man revolts, even the forest cannot hold him), it highlights how systemic corruption and greed poison human society, transforming desperate individuals into dangerous chameleons driven solely by survival and vengeance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb / Folk Saying (Pazhamozhi)
“Saathu mirandal / Kaadu kollaathu”
Uses traditional Tamil maxims ('Saathu mirandal kaadu kollaathu') to convey the intense fury unleashed when an oppressed or calm person loses patience.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Saathaan koottam naanga”
Compares ruthless humans to immortal devils (Saathaan koottam) and ghouls (Vethaalangal) to emphasize their terrifying and invulnerable nature.
Rhyme / Second Letter Assonance (Edhukai)
“Saathu mirandal ... Soothu pirazhnthaal”
Matching second consonants ('aa' and 'oo' vowels preceding 'th') between 'Saathu' and 'Soothu'.
Alliteration / First Letter Rhyme (Moonaai)
“Saagaa varam vaangi vantha / Saathaan koottam naanga”
Repetition of the 'Sa' consonant at the beginning of adjacent words ('Saagaa', 'Saathaan').
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Trivia
The line 'Saathu mirandal kaadu kollaathu' is a famous traditional Tamil proverb often used in Tamil literature and cinema to describe the terrifying wrath of a peaceful person pushed beyond their limits.
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