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Sallada Sallada

From Chennai Kadhal · 2006

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Karthik, Swetha Mohan
Music director
Joshua Sridhar
Movie name
Chennai Kadhal
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sallada sallada pottu
Naa salichaedhaan paathaendi
Ulladhil nee dhaan azhagi
Ini salikkaama paappaendi
Alavaana karumeesadhaan
Adhumela enakaasa
Male :Odhattora paru kooda
Pasi aarum pazhak kooda
Un paer solli
En ul naakkum sulukkaachu
Male :Kalli kalli un dhesadhaan
En kanakkaachchu
Sallada sallada pottu
Naa salichaedhaan paathaenda
Ulladhil nee dhaan azhagan
Ini salikkaama paappaenda
Hmm kallukkada therandhaa
Kuthamunnu veliyae
Sattam onnu irukkudhu paaru
En odhatta therandhu
Vechirukkaen thuninju
Dhandana dhaan tharuvadhu yaaru
Vellaarikkaadae naan dhaan
Thaavura aadae vaa..
Pala naalaa un mela viruppam
Pagalum iravum rasippomae
Saravedi saravedi paechula
Oru pori parakkudhu moochula
Arakora odaiyilae paakkuraen
Kalai arubathinaalaiyum kaattura
Un pallu pattu en
Odambellaam thadippaachu
Mella theendum
Un viral thaanda marundhaachu
Haan sallada sallada pottu
Naan salichaedhaan paathaendi
Female :Ulladhil nee dhaan azhagan
Ini salikkaama paappaenda
Haan..munnazhagu eduppaa
Pinnazhagu eduppaa
Pattimandram nadathi kaettaen
Pallazhagu sirappa
Kannazhagu sirappa
Sozhigala urutti paathaen
Villangakkaari veralu
Nagathaal keeri hey..hey
Enakkulla sandhosha vedhaya
Vedachi pogum vevasaayi
Raathiri nodiyum thoongala
Naan idhuvara idhupol aagala
Male :Vazhuvazhu vazhuvazhu dhevadhai nee
Vambukku izhukkura saevala
Poiyyo meiyyo en
Odambellaam minsaaram
Kannaa naan dhaan
Un varungaala samsaaram
Sallada sallada pottu
Naa salichaedhaan paathaendi
Ulladhil nee dhaan azhagi
Ini salikkaama paappaendi
Alavaana karumeesadhaan
Adhumela enakaasa
Male :Odhattora paru kooda
Pasi aarum pazhak kooda
Un paer solli
En ul naakkum sulukkaachu
Male :Kalli kalli un dhesadhaan
En kanakkaachchu
Sallada sallada pottu
Naa salichaedhaan paathaenda
Ulladhil nee dhaan azhagan
Ini salikkaama paappaenda
I put everyone through a sieve,
I filtered and searched them all, girl!
Out of all of them, you are the prettiest,
Now I'll gaze at you without ever tiring, girl!
That neat, trimmed black moustache of yours,
I've fallen totally in love with it!
Even that tiny pimple by your lips
is a fruit basket that satisfies my hunger!
Calling out your name over and over,
even my tongue got sprained inside!
Clever thief of a girl, your lovely body
has become my whole world!
I put everyone through a sieve,
I filtered and searched them all, boy!
Out of all of them, you are the most handsome,
Now I'll gaze at you without ever tiring, boy!
Mmm, if a liquor shop opens,
there is a law out there
saying that it is a crime, see?
I have boldly opened my lips
and kept them waiting—
who is going to punish me?
I am a cucumber field,
come on, leaping goat, graze on me!
I have craved you for so many days,
let us enjoy each other day and night!
In your rapid, firecracker-like banter,
a spark flies with your breath!
Seeing you in your skimpy clothes,
you display all sixty-four arts of love!
Where your teeth bit me,
my whole body broke out in passion welts!
The gentle caress
of your fingers became my cure, boy!
Haan, I put everyone through a sieve,
I filtered and searched them all, girl!
Out of all of them, you are the most handsome,
Now I'll gaze at you without ever tiring, boy!
Haan... Is your front beauty more striking,
or does your back look more stunning?
I held a debate just to find out!
Is the beauty of your teeth superior,
or the charm of your eyes superior?
I rolled cowrie shells to see!
You troublemaker girl, with your fingers,
scratching me with your nails, hey hey,
you are a farmer who sows
the seeds of joy inside me and walks away!
I haven't slept for a single second at night,
I have never been like this before!
You smooth, soft angel,
picking a fight with this rooster!
Whether it is a dream or real,
electricity shoots through my whole body!
My darling, I am
your future wife!
I put everyone through a sieve,
I filtered and searched them all, girl!
Out of all of them, you are the prettiest,
Now I'll gaze at you without ever tiring, girl!
That neat, trimmed black moustache of yours,
I've fallen totally in love with it!
Even that tiny pimple by your lips
is a fruit basket that satisfies my hunger!
Calling out your name over and over,
even my tongue got sprained inside!
Clever thief of a girl, your lovely body
has become my whole world!
I put everyone through a sieve,
I filtered and searched them all, boy!
Out of all of them, you are the most handsome,
Now I'll gaze at you without ever tiring, boy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sallada Sallada is a vibrant, playful romantic duet from the film Chennai Kadhal (2006), composed by Joshua Sridhar with lyrics by Viveka. The lovers use the humorously vivid metaphor of a sieve ('sallada') to convey how meticulously they filtered through all options before finding their ideal partner. The song unfolds through energetic back-and-forth banter, filled with hyperbole, folk metaphors, and passionate teasing as both characters celebrate their deep mutual attraction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Sallada sallada pottu / Naa salichaedhaan paathaendi

Repetition of the initial 'Sa' sound across words in the same line creating rhythmic resonance.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vellaarikkaadae naan dhaan / Thaavura aadae vaa..

Comparing oneself to a cucumber field ('Vellaarikkaadu') and inviting the lover as a grazing goat ('Thaavura aadu').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitshi Ani)

Un paer solli / En ul naakkum sulukkaachu

Exaggerating the effect of repeating a lover's name until the inner tongue suffers a muscle sprain.

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Trivia

Chennai Kadhal (2006) was directed by Vikraman and starred Bharath and Genelia D'Souza. The musical score was composed by Joshua Sridhar, following his highly successful soundtrack for the critically acclaimed film Kadhal (2004).

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