- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Ramya NSK
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Neethaane En Ponvasantham
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Sattru Munbu from Neethaane En Ponvasantham captures the profound sorrow and disorientation caused by sudden emotional separation. The protagonist reflects on how rapidly joy turned into anguish, comparing the transience of happiness to a passing cloud that vanishes in a moment. She questions her lover's emotional absence, wondering if his indifference is real or merely an act.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thengi pona or nadhiyena / Indru naanadaa”
Compares the speaker's emotional paralysis to a stagnant river that has stopped flowing.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Theindha vennilaa / Thirumba valarumaa”
Compares diminishing hope and love to a waning moon, asking if it can ever wax again.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Yengi yengi naan ketpadhu”
Repetition of words like 'Yengi yengi' and 'Thottu thottu' intensifies the depth of longing and sensory memory.
Second-letter Assonance (Edukai)
“Serndhu pona nam saalaigal / Sorndhu pona en kangalin”
Rhyming structure built around matching second consonants across adjacent lines (Serndhu, Sorndhu, Oindhu, Kaaindhu).
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, 'Sattru Munbu' was rendered by singer Ramya NSK. The song's soulful performance won Ramya NSK the Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2012. The movie's entire musical score was recorded using full live orchestration, featuring the Budapest Film Orchestra.
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