- Lyricist
- Vairabharathi
- Singer
- Sharanya Gopinath
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Movie name
- Graghanam
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 26 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song is a high-energy, contemporary pop track celebrating self-love, ultimate confidence, and glamour. The protagonist poetically aligns her persona, beauty, and presence with cosmic phenomena such as galaxies, black holes, gravity, and eclipses. She projects an larger-than-life image where Shakespeare praises her beauty and her life transcends centuries.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Take it easy foxy / Galaxy en raasi”
Consistent end rhyming scheme across lines using English loanwords and Tamil words ending with 'y' or 'si' sound (foxy, raasi, yosi, breezy, oxy, classy).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Volcano endhan pechu”
Directly equating speech to an eruption of a volcano to denote power and impact.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Black hole en koondhal”
Comparing deep black hair to an astronomical black hole.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“En azhagai paadum shakesphere”
Exaggerating her beauty by stating that Shakespeare sings praises of her.
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Trivia
Graghanam is a Tamil neo-noir supernatural thriller directed by Elan (who later directed Pyaar Prema Kadhal). The film's soundtrack was composed by Sundaramurthy KS, and lyricist Vairabharathi wrote these modern astronomical-themed lyrics.
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