- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Bhaaga Pirivinai
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 22 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song from Bhaaga Pirivinai expresses profound devotion, unconditional love, and psychological strength in the face of physical disability. The female protagonist reassures her husband—who suffers from physical handicap—that physical imperfections do not detract from a person's inner worth, honor, or capacity for love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Analogy / Metaphor)
“Thangathilae oru kurai irunthaalum tharathinil kuraivathundo”
Compares a physical disability in a human body to an imperfection in gold, emphasizing that true intrinsic worth remains intact.
Vinaa Aani (Rhetorical Question)
“Ungal angathilae oru kurai irunthaalum anbu kuraivathundo”
Employs rhetorical questions to emphatically state that love and dignity are unaffected by physical limitations.
Personification & Nature Metaphor
“Kaalgal illamal venmathi vaanil thavazhndhu varavillaya”
Personifies the moon crawling in the sky without legs and nature bestowing love without hands to normalize and elevate physical differences.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thangathilae / Ungal angathilae”
Matches second consonant sounds across lines (e.g., 'Thangathilae' and 'Angathilae').
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Trivia
In the film Bhaaga Pirivinai (1959), Sivaji Ganesan plays Kannan, a man with a physical handicap affecting his arm and leg. This evergreen song composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, written by Kannadasan, and sung exquisitely by P. Susheela, stands as one of Tamil cinema's greatest anthems of unconditional love and empathy.
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