- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Radha Ravi
- Music director
- Vishal Chandrasekhar
- Movie name
- Jil Jung Juk
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Shoot the Kuruvi' from the cult dark comedy film 'Jil Jung Juk' (2016) is an absurd, quirky, and fast-paced Tanglish track that captures the chaotic, bad luck-ridden lives of the protagonists. Featuring surreal metaphors, nursery rhyme tropes, and deadpan street humor, the lyrics lament romantic rejection and existential misfortune—comparing life's hardships to being turned into bird curry or being shot down by fate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Slang Play (Iyaibu)
“Dowser uruvi dowser uruvi / God shot my God damn kuruvi”
Playful rhyming using Tamil slang words 'kuruvi' (bird) and 'uruvi' (stripped/pulled).
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagatu)
“Yeman sattiyila ennaiyoda nikkuran”
Comparing helplessness and inescapable trouble to frying in the God of Death's (Yama) hot oil pan.
Alliteration & Wordplay (Edhugai)
“Vaaloda vetti kuruma veikkudhu vaazhkai / Naanga kuruma kuruvinga”
Repetition of consonant sounds ('kuruma' and 'kuruvi') to produce a catchy comedic cadence.
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Trivia
'Jil Jung Juk' is a stylish Tamil dark comedy film that noticeably contains no female lead character (heroine). The opening lines of this song ('Machi yaaru heroine / Heroine la venam machi') meta-referentially acknowledge this unique cast structure. Composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar, this energetic track was sung by popular music director Anirudh Ravichander alongside veteran actor Radha Ravi.
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