- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Ooty Varai Uravu
- Movie release year
- 1967
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Thaedinen Vandhadhu' is a joyful, optimistic song from the classic 1967 romantic comedy 'Ooty Varai Uravu', written by Kannadasan and set to music by M. S. Viswanathan. The song captures the jubilation of finding true love and achieving one's heart's desires. The protagonist celebrates how fortune has smiled upon him, comparing love to a long-awaited arrival that brings absolute clarity, peace of mind, and sweet intoxication. Through graceful metaphors, womanhood is elevated to a divine palace whose doors open to welcome joy into one's life. The cheerful tone and rhythmic progression express an unbounded hope for the future, declaring that doubts have vanished and every endeavor from this point forward will yield sweet success and beauty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Thaedinen vandhadhu… / Naadinen thandhadhu…”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines: 'Thaedinen', 'Naadinen', 'Vaasalil', 'Vaazhavaa'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Penn endraal dheiva maaligai”
Comparing a woman's heart or persona to a divine temple/palace ('dheiva maaligai').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thaedinen vandhadhu… / Naadinen thandhadhu…”
Matching end rhymes created through symmetrical verb conjugations: 'vandhadhu', 'thandhadhu', 'nindradhu', 'endradhu'.
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Trivia
'Ooty Varai Uravu' (1967), directed by C. V. Sridhar, is widely considered one of Tamil cinema's all-time greatest romantic comedies. The iconic song was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, written by Kannadasan, and sung by T. M. Soundararajan for Sivaji Ganesan.
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