- Lyricist
- Murugan Manthiram
- Singers
- Aajeedh, B. Shruthi
- Music director
- Abijith Ramaswami
- Movie name
- VU
- Movie release year
- 2014
- Lyrics added on
- 31 May 2026
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thikki Thenarudhu from the 2014 movie VU is a tender, playful romantic track expressing the intoxication of young love. The song portrays a young man deeply captivated by his beloved, observing her beauty in every small detail around him—from rice grains to thorns. Her presence confuses time, makes his heart skip beats, and fills his sleepless nights with thoughts of her. Through vivid visual imagery, poetic hyperboles, and sweet metaphors like honey on sugarcane and a freshly bloomed garden flower, the lyrics highlight how completely love has swept him off his feet, driving him to pray to the heavens to make her his soulmate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pootha poochedi pola”
Compares the beloved's fresh, charming presence directly to a newly bloomed flowering plant using 'pola'.
Personification
“Kedigaaram thanna marakkum”
Attributes human forgetfulness to an inanimate object, stating that the clock forgets itself when she arrives.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Arisi nellulayum / Kuthum mullulayum / Un mugam vandhu sirikkum”
Exaggerates the omnipresence of her smile, claiming to see her face smiling even inside rice grains and sharp thorns.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Putham pudhusaa / Pootha poochedi pola”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Po' in 'Putham pudhusaa' and 'Pootha poochedi'.
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Trivia
Singer Aajeedh Khalid, who lent his voice to this song alongside B. Shruthi, gained fame as the title winner of Airtel Super Singer Junior Season 3 in 2012 prior to his playback singing ventures.
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