The Punch Song
From Aahaa Kalyanam · 2014
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- M. M. Manasi, Nivas
- Music director
- Dharan Kumar
- Details
- Aahaa Kalyanam2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Male | |
| Naan thala da… nanbenda | I am the chief, my friend |
| Naan thani aalu | I am a one-man army |
| All is well | All is well |
| Malada annamalada | I am a mountain, Annamalai mountain! |
| Kooti kalichi paaru | Add it up and subtract it |
| Kanakku sariyavarum | The math will turn out right |
| Male | |
| Ongi naan adicha | If I strike hard |
| Ondra ton weightu da | It weighs one and a half tons! |
| Nee adichaa piece-u | If you hit, it turns to pieces |
| Naan adichaa maasu | If I hit, it is stylish mass |
| Male | |
| Udambula kai irukkum kaalirukkum | The body will have hands and legs |
| Mookkirukkum muliyirukkum | It will have a nose and eyeballs |
| Aana uyir irukkaadhu | But there will be no life in it! |
| Male | |
| {Vada en machi valakka bajji | Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter |
| Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli | I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride |
| My name is billa suduvenda nalla | My name is Billa, I shoot well |
| Chutti the robo muttaadha po po} (2) | Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! (x2) |
| Chorus | |
| Nakka nakkka nakka nakka.. | Nakka nakka nakka nakka.. |
| Nakka nakkka nakka nakka.. | Nakka nakka nakka nakka.. |
| Nakka nakkka nakka nakka.. | Nakka nakka nakka nakka.. |
| Nakka nakkka nakka nakka.. | Nakka nakka nakka nakka.. |
| Female | |
| Venaaam…aa… | No way... ah... |
| Naan eppo varuven | When I will come |
| Eppadi varuven | How I will come |
| Yaarukkum theriyadhu | Nobody knows |
| Female | |
| Sollama varradhu tsunami | What comes unannounced is a tsunami |
| Sollitu varadhu veerasamy | What comes after announcing is Veerasamy |
| Late-ah vandhaalum latest-a varuven | Even if I arrive late, I will come as the latest |
| Ketadhaiyum tharuven | I will give what you asked for |
| Ketkadhaiyum tharuven | I will also give what you didn't ask for |
| Mudhala yaaru first | Who comes first in the beginning |
| Varraanganu mukkiyamla | Is not what matters |
| Kadasiyila yaaru first | Who comes first in the end |
| Varraaganuthan mukkiyam | Is what truly matters! |
| Female | |
| {Vada en machi valakka bajji | Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter |
| Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli | I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride |
| My name is billa suduvenda nalla | My name is Billa, I shoot well |
| Chutti the robo muttaadha po po} (2) | Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! (x2) |
| Female | |
| En vazhkayila ovvoru nimishamum | In my life, every single minute |
| Ovvoru nodiyum naana sedhukkunadhu | And every second was sculpted by myself |
| Male :Naanum konja naala | Male: For a few days now |
| Nallavanavae nadikkuradhu | I have been pretending to be a good person |
| Female | |
| Neenga nallavaraa illa kettavaraa | Are you a good man or a bad man? |
| Male :Naan thanimaram illa thoppu | Male: I am not a single tree, I am a whole grove |
| Idhu seththa kootamilla | This is not a crowd gathered by force |
| Anbaala serndha koottam…oh…oh…hoooo | It is a crowd united by pure love... oh... oh... hoooo |
| Male | |
| Vada en machi valakka bajji | Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter |
| Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli | I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride |
| My name is billa suduvenda nalla | My name is Billa, I shoot well |
| Chutti the robo muttaadha po po | Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! |
| Female | |
| Vada en machi valakka bajji | Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter |
| Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli | I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride |
| My name is billa suduvenda nalla | My name is Billa, I shoot well |
| Chutti the robo muttaadha po po | Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! |
| Female | |
| Naan thala da… nanbenda | I am the chief, my friend |
| Naan thani aalu | I am a one-man army |
| All is well | All is well |
| Male :Malada annamalada | Male: I am a mountain, Annamalai mountain! |
| Kooti kalichi paaru | Add it up and subtract it |
| Kanakku sariyavarum | The math will turn out right |
| Female | |
| Ongi naan adicha | If I strike hard |
| Ondra ton weightu da | It weighs one and a half tons! |
| Nee adichaa piece-u | If you hit, it turns to pieces |
| Naan adichaa maasu | If I hit, it is stylish mass |
| Male | |
| Udambula kai irukkum kaalirukkum | The body will have hands and legs |
| Mookkirukkum muliyirukkum | It will have a nose and eyeballs |
| Aana uyir irukkaadhu | But there will be no life in it! |
| Chorus | |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Thala thala thala thala | Thala thala thala thala |
| Male | |
| Kanna panninga koottama varum | Look here, pigs come in herds |
| Singam single-a thaan varum (Dialogue) | A lion always arrives alone (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Naan oruthadava sonna | If I say it once |
| Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri | It is like saying it a hundred times |
| Female :Naan oruthadava sonna | Female: If I say it once |
| Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri | It is like saying it a hundred times |
| Male | |
| Naan oruthadava sonna | If I say it once |
| Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri | It is like saying it a hundred times |
| Female :Ama naan oruthadava sonna | Female: Yes, if I say it once |
| Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri…. | It is like saying it a hundred times.... |
தல தல தல தல
தல தல தல தல தல தல
தல தல தல தல தல தல
தல தல தல தல தல தல
தல தல
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
நான் தல டா நண்பேன்
டா நான் தனி ஆளு ஆல் இஸ்
வெல் மலைடா அண்ணாமலை
டா கூட்டி கழிச்சி பாரு கணக்கு
சரியா வரும்
I am the chief, my friend
I am a one-man army
All is well
I am a mountain, Annamalai mountain!
Add it up and subtract it
The math will turn out right
ஓங்கி நான் அடிச்சா
ஒன்றை டன் வெயிட்டு டா நீ
அடிச்சா பீசு நான் அடிச்சா மாஸு
If I strike hard
It weighs one and a half tons!
If you hit, it turns to pieces
If I hit, it is stylish mass
உடம்புல கை இருக்கும்
கால் இருக்கும் மூக்கிருக்கும்
முழி இருக்கும் ஆனா உயிர்
இருக்காது
The body will have hands and legs
It will have a nose and eyeballs
But there will be no life in it!
{ வாடா என் மச்சி
வாழைக்கா பஜ்ஜி நான் தான்
டா கில்லி அடிப்பேன் டா சொல்லி
மை நேம் இஸ் பில்லா சுடுவேன்
டா நல்லா சுட்டி தா ரோபோ
முட்டாத போ போ } (2)
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! (x2)
நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா
நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா
நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா
நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா நக்கா
நக்கா
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
வேணாம் நான்
எப்போ வருவேன் எப்படி
வருவேன் யாருக்கும்
தெரியாது
No way... ah...
When I will come
How I will come
Nobody knows
சொல்லாம வர்றது
சுனாமி சொல்லிட்டு வர்றது
வீராசாமி லேட்டா வந்தாலும்
லேட்டஸ்ட்டா வருவேன்
கேட்டதையும் தருவேன்
கேட்காததையும் தருவேன்
முதல யாரு ஃப்ர்ஸ்ட் வாராங்கனு
முக்கியம் இல்ல கடைசில யாரு
ஃப்ர்ஸ்ட் வாராங்கனு தான் முக்கியம்
What comes unannounced is a tsunami
What comes after announcing is Veerasamy
Even if I arrive late, I will come as the latest
I will give what you asked for
I will also give what you didn't ask for
Who comes first in the beginning
Is not what matters
Who comes first in the end
Is what truly matters!
{ வாடா என் மச்சி
வாழைக்கா பஜ்ஜி நான் தான்
டா கில்லி அடிப்பேன் டா
சொல்லி மை நேம் இஸ்
பில்லா சுடுவேன் டா நல்லா
சுட்டி தா ரோபோ முட்டாத
போ போ } (2)
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! (x2)
என் வாழ்க்கைல
ஒவ்வொரு நிமிஷமும்
ஒவ்வொரு நொடியும்
நானா செதுக்குனது
ஆண் : நானும் கொஞ்ச
நாளா நல்லவனாவே
நடிக்குறது
In my life, every single minute
And every second was sculpted by myself
Male: For a few days now
I have been pretending to be a good person
நீங்க நல்லவரா
இல்ல கெட்டவரா
நான் தனி மரம் இல்ல
தோப்பு இது சேத்த கூட்டமில்லை
அன்பால சேர்ந்த கூட்டம் ஓ ஓ
ஹோ
Are you a good man or a bad man?
Male: I am not a single tree, I am a whole grove
This is not a crowd gathered by force
It is a crowd united by pure love... oh... oh... hoooo
வாடா என் மச்சி
வாழைக்கா பஜ்ஜி நான் தான்
டா கில்லி அடிப்பேன் டா சொல்லி
மை நேம் இஸ் பில்லா சுடுவேன்
டா நல்லா சுட்டி தா ரோபோ
முட்டாத போ போ
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go!
வாடா என் மச்சி
வாழைக்கா பஜ்ஜி நான் தான்
டா கில்லி அடிப்பேன் டா
சொல்லி மை நேம் இஸ்
பில்லா சுடுவேன் டா நல்லா
சுட்டி தா ரோபோ முட்டாத
போ போ
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go!
நான் தல டா
நண்பேன் டா நான் தனி
ஆளு ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
மலைடா அண்ணாமலை
டா கூட்டி கழிச்சி பாரு கணக்கு
சரியா வரும்
I am the chief, my friend
I am a one-man army
All is well
Male: I am a mountain, Annamalai mountain!
Add it up and subtract it
The math will turn out right
ஓங்கி நான் அடிச்சா
ஒன்றை டன் வெயிட்டு டா
நீ அடிச்சா பீசு நான் அடிச்சா
மாஸு
If I strike hard
It weighs one and a half tons!
If you hit, it turns to pieces
If I hit, it is stylish mass
உடம்புல கை
இருக்கும் கால் இருக்கும்
மூக்கிருக்கும் முழி இருக்கும்
ஆனா உயிர் இருக்காது
The body will have hands and legs
It will have a nose and eyeballs
But there will be no life in it!
தல தல தல தல தல
தல தல தல தல தல தல
தல தல தல தல தல தல
தல தல தல தல தல தல
தல
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
கண்ணா பன்னிங்க
கூட்டமா வரும் சிங்கம்
சிங்கள்லா தான் வரும்
Look here, pigs come in herds
A lion always arrives alone (Dialogue)
நான் ஒரு தடவ
சொன்னா நூறு தடவ
சொன்ன மாதிரி
பெண் : நான் ஒரு தடவ
சொன்னா நூறு தடவ
சொன்ன மாதிரி
If I say it once
It is like saying it a hundred times
Female: If I say it once
It is like saying it a hundred times
நான் ஒரு தடவ
சொன்னா நூறு தடவ
சொன்ன மாதிரி
பெண் : ஆமா நான் ஒரு
தடவ சொன்னா நூறு
தடவ சொன்ன மாதிரி
If I say it once
It is like saying it a hundred times
Female: Yes, if I say it once
It is like saying it a hundred times....
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Naan thala da… nanbenda
I am the chief, my friend
Naan thani aalu
I am a one-man army
All is well
All is well
Malada annamalada
I am a mountain, Annamalai mountain!
Kooti kalichi paaru
Add it up and subtract it
Kanakku sariyavarum
The math will turn out right
Ongi naan adicha
If I strike hard
Ondra ton weightu da
It weighs one and a half tons!
Nee adichaa piece-u
If you hit, it turns to pieces
Naan adichaa maasu
If I hit, it is stylish mass
Udambula kai irukkum kaalirukkum
The body will have hands and legs
Mookkirukkum muliyirukkum
It will have a nose and eyeballs
Aana uyir irukkaadhu
But there will be no life in it!
{Vada en machi valakka bajji
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is billa suduvenda nalla
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chutti the robo muttaadha po po} (2)
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! (x2)
Nakka nakkka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakkka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakkka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakkka nakka nakka..
Nakka nakka nakka nakka..
Venaaam…aa…
No way... ah...
Naan eppo varuven
When I will come
Eppadi varuven
How I will come
Yaarukkum theriyadhu
Nobody knows
Sollama varradhu tsunami
What comes unannounced is a tsunami
Sollitu varadhu veerasamy
What comes after announcing is Veerasamy
Late-ah vandhaalum latest-a varuven
Even if I arrive late, I will come as the latest
Ketadhaiyum tharuven
I will give what you asked for
Ketkadhaiyum tharuven
I will also give what you didn't ask for
Mudhala yaaru first
Who comes first in the beginning
Varraanganu mukkiyamla
Is not what matters
Kadasiyila yaaru first
Who comes first in the end
Varraaganuthan mukkiyam
Is what truly matters!
{Vada en machi valakka bajji
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is billa suduvenda nalla
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chutti the robo muttaadha po po} (2)
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go! (x2)
En vazhkayila ovvoru nimishamum
In my life, every single minute
Ovvoru nodiyum naana sedhukkunadhu
And every second was sculpted by myself
Male :Naanum konja naala
Male: For a few days now
Nallavanavae nadikkuradhu
I have been pretending to be a good person
Neenga nallavaraa illa kettavaraa
Are you a good man or a bad man?
Male :Naan thanimaram illa thoppu
Male: I am not a single tree, I am a whole grove
Idhu seththa kootamilla
This is not a crowd gathered by force
Anbaala serndha koottam…oh…oh…hoooo
It is a crowd united by pure love... oh... oh... hoooo
Vada en machi valakka bajji
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is billa suduvenda nalla
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chutti the robo muttaadha po po
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go!
Vada en machi valakka bajji
Come here my buddy, raw banana fritter
Naandhaanda gilli adipenda solli
I am the champion Gilli, I will strike with pride
My name is billa suduvenda nalla
My name is Billa, I shoot well
Chutti the robo muttaadha po po
Chitti the Robot, don't clash, just go go!
Naan thala da… nanbenda
I am the chief, my friend
Naan thani aalu
I am a one-man army
All is well
All is well
Male :Malada annamalada
Male: I am a mountain, Annamalai mountain!
Kooti kalichi paaru
Add it up and subtract it
Kanakku sariyavarum
The math will turn out right
Ongi naan adicha
If I strike hard
Ondra ton weightu da
It weighs one and a half tons!
Nee adichaa piece-u
If you hit, it turns to pieces
Naan adichaa maasu
If I hit, it is stylish mass
Udambula kai irukkum kaalirukkum
The body will have hands and legs
Mookkirukkum muliyirukkum
It will have a nose and eyeballs
Aana uyir irukkaadhu
But there will be no life in it!
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Thala thala thala thala
Kanna panninga koottama varum
Look here, pigs come in herds
Singam single-a thaan varum (Dialogue)
A lion always arrives alone (Dialogue)
Naan oruthadava sonna
If I say it once
Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri
It is like saying it a hundred times
Female :Naan oruthadava sonna
Female: If I say it once
Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri
It is like saying it a hundred times
Naan oruthadava sonna
If I say it once
Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri
It is like saying it a hundred times
Female :Ama naan oruthadava sonna
Female: Yes, if I say it once
Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri….
It is like saying it a hundred times....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the movie Aahaa Kalyanam (2014) is a energetic and fun tribute to iconic Tamil cinema punch dialogues. Crafted by lyricist Madhan Karky, the song creatively strings together iconic lines and character references made famous by Tamil superstars including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, and Suriya across various blockbuster films. Rather than telling a narrative story, the song acts as a celebratory pop-culture mashup filled with high energy, humor, and bravado. By combining famous punch lines like Rajinikanth's 'Naan oru thadava sonna' and 'Singam single-a thaan varum', Suriya's 'Ondra ton weightu', and Ajith's 'Thala' references, the song creates a nostalgic anthem that resonates deeply with Tamil cinema fans.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nee adichaa piece-u / Naan adichaa maasu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'd' in 'adichaa' across both lines.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Late-ah vandhaalum latest-a varuven”
Repetition of the initial 'L' sound in 'Late-ah' and 'latest-a' for rhythmic punch.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Ongi naan adicha / Ondra ton weightu da”
Exaggerating the force of a punch to weigh one and a half tons to highlight heroic power.
Repetition / Anaphora
“Naan oruthadava sonna / Nooru thadava sonnamadhiri”
Repeated line taken from Rajinikanth's iconic Baasha dialogue for stylistic emphasis.
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Trivia
This unique song is from 'Aahaa Kalyanam' (2014), the official Tamil remake of Bollywood's 'Band Baaja Baaraat', composed by Dharan Kumar. Lyricist Madhan Karky specially conceptualized this track as a compilation mashup of fan-favorite punch dialogues spanning over two decades of Tamil blockbuster cinema.
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