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Lyrics & meaning

So Mitta

From Gorilla · 2018

Lyricist
Logan
Singers
Mukesh Mohamed, Guna
Music director
Sam C. S
Movie name
Gorilla
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
13 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Jungle-u jingle-u
Nikkalu koondhalu
Ada ippadi thaan aanomda
Naanga mingle-u
Jungle-u jingle-u
Nikkalu koondhalu
Ada ippadi thaan aanomda
Naanga mingle-u
Vyasarpaadi munsamikku
Side band-u kannamma
Unakku vartha kariya pearti tharen
Haaiya okkandhu thunnuma
Sarakkuketha side dish-una
Kaaramana nethili
Nee voottulathan maattikka pora
Vaaya nalla koppili…
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Male :Podu
Chorus :So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Male :Gili gili gili
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Male :Amaa
Chorus :So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Haa…podu machi
Heyyy podu
Aasai thaan
Oruthana kedukuthu
Indha kaasu thaan
Manushan uyira edukuthu
Nenappu thaan
Pozhappa kedukuthu
Bank- locker-ah
Odaikka manasu thudikkuthu
Oru cutting oru meeting
Oru water glass-u ooruga
Dhenam vaanga panam venum
Itha yaarukitta keppom baa
Eh light-u sema tight-u
Ada enga life-u jolly-pa
Andha panam illenaa
Ada namma vaazhkai gaali-pa
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Male : Gili gili gili
Chorus :So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
So mittaa so mittaa
Gili gili gili mittaa
Male :So mittaa…..
Adichu vuduu
Meenukku mudhuvula
Mullu daa
Vaazhkai vaazha thaan
Thevai romba dhillu da
Morning-u sevalu
Koovuthu
Manushan manasuthan
Daily monkey aavuthu
Kaila kaasu vaaila thosai
Ithu olagathoda needhi da
Money iruntha namma hero thaan
Cinema-la aavan boss-u da
Un theramai athu perusu
Oru neram varum kaattu da
Indha pozhappae perum paadu
Male : Ini kaththiya venam
Buththiya theettu da
So mittaa so mittaa
Male :Gili gili gili gili gili gili mittaa
Chorus :So mittaa so mittaa
Male :Gili gili gili gili gili gili mittaa
Haaaa…..
Gili gili…
...
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Jungle, jingle,
Nickel, hair,
Hey, this is how we ended up,
We all mingled together!
Jungle, jingle,
Nickel, hair,
Hey, this is how we ended up,
We all mingled together!
For Vyasarpadi Munusamy,
Kannamma is his companion!
I will serve you some fried meat,
Just sit back and eat happily!
If you want the perfect side dish for alcohol,
It is spicy anchovy fish!
You will get caught at home,
So rinse your mouth well...
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Male: Hit it!
Chorus: So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Male: Gili gili gili
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Male: Yeah!
Chorus: So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Ha... play it, friend!
Hey, hit it!
It is desire...
...that ruins a person!
It is this money...
...that takes away human life!
It is big ambitions...
...that ruin our simple living!
To break open the bank locker,
The heart is eager and restless!
A drink, a gathering,
A glass of water, and some pickle—
We need money every day to buy these,
Who can we even ask for it, buddy?
Feeling light, totally tight,
Hey, our life is full of fun, buddy!
If that money is not there,
Ah, our life is completely gone, buddy!
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Male: Gili gili gili
Chorus: So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
So mitta, so mitta
Gili gili gili mitta
Male: So mitta...
Keep it going!
A fish has bones...
...on its back, man!
To live this life,
You need a lot of guts, man!
In the morning, the rooster...
...crows!
And the human mind...
...turns wild like a monkey every day!
Cash in hand, food in mouth—
That is the law of this world, man!
If you have money, you are a hero,
You become a boss just like in the movies, man!
Your talent is big,
Show it off when the right time comes, man!
Earning a living is already a big struggle,
Male: No need to use knives anymore,
Sharpen your wits instead, man!
So mitta, so mitta
Male: Gili gili gili gili gili gili mitta
Chorus: So mitta, so mitta
Male: Gili gili gili gili gili gili mitta
Ha...
Gili gili...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'So Mittaa' is a high-energy, quirky Gana-style song from the heist comedy film Gorilla (2018). Written in local North Chennai street slang (Gana dialect), the lyrics paint a comical yet practical picture of money, survival, human desires, and daily struggles. The narrator reflects on how money dictates modern social status, turning ordinary people into 'heroes' while driving them to desperate measures like bank robberies.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Aasai / Kaasu / Nenappu)

Aasai thaan / Oruthana kedukuthu / Indha kaasu thaan

Use of similar rhythm and endings across lines to create a catchy, conversational Gana beat.

Metaphor

Manushan manasuthan / Daily monkey aavuthu

Comparing the human mind's unpredictable, restless nature to a monkey.

Idiomatic Proverb / Alliteration

Ini kaththiya venam / Buththiya theettu da

Using 'Kaththi' (knife) and 'Buththi' (intellectual mind) in contrast to advise cleverness over violence.

Did you know?

Trivia

Gorilla (2018), directed by Don Sandy, featured a real chimpanzee named Kong in a lead role. The soundtrack was composed by Sam C.S., and this energetic song highlights the heist theme with humorous local Chennai Gana elements written by Logan.

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