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Selfie Pulla

From Kaththi · 2014

Lyricist: Madhan Karky
Singers: Vijay Chandrasekhar, Sunidhi Chauhan
Music director: Anirudh Ravichander
Movie name: Kaththi
Movie release year: 2014
Lyrics added on: 20 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Tera tera tera byte ah kaadhal irukku

Neeyum bittu bittah bite panna yerum kirukku

Tera tera tera byte ah kaadhal irukku

Neeyum bittu bittah bite panna yerum kirukku

Lets take a selfie pulla

Give me a ummaah..ummaah..

Selfie pulla

Give me a ummaah..

Photoshop pannamalae filter onnum podamalae

Un mugatha paakum bothu nenjam alludhu

Dappanguthu paatum illa dandanakka beat um illa

Unna paakum bothu rendu kaalum thulludhu

Kuchi ice illa alwavum illa

Un per sonna naakellam thithikkudhae

Ada thannikulla naan mungum bodhu

Unna nenachaalae yengengo pathikudhae

Veralukuku pasi eduthu uyir thudikka ulla

Naakai vechu unna konjam athu kadikka

Pasi eduthu adam pidikka

Nee mutham onnu thaayaen naanum padam pidikka

Lets take a selfie pulla

Give me a ummaah..ummaah..

Selfie pulla

Give me a ummaah..

Kaalayila kaadhal solli

Madhiyaanam thaali katti

Saayungaalam thenilavu pona vareeya

Dhaegathila chocolate naan

Vaegathila rocketu naan

Nilavula tent adipom are you ready ah

Ada rocket onnu neeyum rentu pannu

Andha jupiteril moonu motham arubathi moonu

Andha nilavunga yellam inga thevaiyilla

Un kann rendu podhaadha vaadi pulla

Tera tera tera byte ah kaadhal irukku

Neeyum bittu bittah bite panna yerum kirukku

Tera tera tera byte ah kaadhal irukku

Neeyum bittu bittah bite panna yerum kirukku

Lets take a selfie pulla

Give me a ummaah..ummaah..

Selfie pulla

Give me a ummaah..

I have terabytes and terabytes of love for you,

And as you take a bite of it bit by bit, the madness grows!

I have terabytes and terabytes of love for you,

And as you take a bite of it bit by bit, the madness grows!

Let's take a selfie, girl!

Give me a kiss... a kiss...

Selfie girl,

Give me a kiss...

Without any Photoshop, without applying any filter,

Just looking at your face steals my heart away!

There's no street dance song playing, no catchy drum beat,

Yet just seeing you makes both my feet want to dance!

It isn't an ice pop, nor is it sweet halwa,

Yet just saying your name leaves sweetness on my tongue.

Even when I dive deep into water,

Just thinking of you sets a fire everywhere inside me!

My fingers grow hungry and my soul trembles inside,

Wanting to playfully taste you,

Growing so eager and demanding,

Won't you give me a kiss while I snap a picture?

Let's take a selfie, girl!

Give me a kiss... a kiss...

Selfie girl,

Give me a kiss...

Confessing our love in the morning,

Tying the wedding knot by afternoon,

Will you come with me on our honeymoon by evening?

I'm as sweet as chocolate in my body,

And as fast as a rocket in my speed!

We'll pitch a tent on the moon, are you ready?

Go ahead and rent a rocket,

Jupiter has sixty-three moons in all.

None of those moons are needed here,

Aren't your two eyes more than enough? Come to me, girl!

I have terabytes and terabytes of love for you,

And as you take a bite of it bit by bit, the madness grows!

I have terabytes and terabytes of love for you,

And as you take a bite of it bit by bit, the madness grows!

Let's take a selfie, girl!

Give me a kiss... a kiss...

Selfie girl,

Give me a kiss...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Selfie Pulla' is a upbeat, modern romantic dance track from the film Kaththi (2014), composed by Anirudh Ravichander and written by lyricist Madhan Karky. The song uniquely incorporates modern digital terminology—such as terabytes, bits, bytes, Photoshop, filters, and selfies—to depict contemporary romance and affection in a playful tone. The song captures the protagonist's fascination with his lover's natural beauty, expressing how she charms him without needing digital enhancements or music to dance to. The lyrics playfully progress through imaginative, hyper-speed romantic fantasies—from immediate marriage to honeymooning among the moons of Jupiter—highlighting youthful energy and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Pun / Extended Metaphor (Digital Wordplay)

“Tera tera tera byte ah kaadhal irukku”

Madhan Karky uses computer and tech terminology ('Tera byte', 'bit', 'bite') as a playful metaphor to quantify and describe love.

Emonai / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Photoshop pannamalae filter onnum podamalae”

Rhyming ending syllables ('pannamalae' and 'podamalae') creating a rhythmic flow in Tamil poetry.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Andha jupiteril moonu motham arubathi moonu... Un kann rendu podhaadha vaadi pulla”

Comparing the beauty of the girl's two eyes to all 63 moons of Jupiter.

Metaphor

“Dhaegathila chocolate naan, Vaegathila rocketu naan”

Directly equating his body to chocolate and his speed to a rocket.

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Trivia

'Selfie Pulla' was sung by lead actor Vijay himself alongside Sunidhi Chauhan, becoming a massive hit across South India. Lyricist Madhan Karky consciously injected contemporary tech jargon like 'terabyte', 'Photoshop', and 'selfie' to appeal directly to modern youth culture.

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