- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Vijay Yesudas, Sachin Warrier, Sri Divya
- Music director
- Gopi Sundar
- Movie name
- Bangalore Naatkal
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Malligaiyil Oru Maalai' offers a witty and reflective contrast between romanticized marital expectations and individual freedom. It depicts traditional wedding symbols—such as jasmine garlands, gold sarees, and the sacred mangalsutra—and playfully highlights how marriage can sometimes feel like a restrictive fence, comparing a domesticated partner to a bird confined in a basket.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thean chittu pole”
Compares flying freely in pursuit of happiness to a hummingbird ('Thean chittu pole').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaali pon thaali adhu / Unnai kattum veli”
Metaphorically describes the sacred wedding thread (thaali) as a constraining fence ('kattum veli').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Koodaikkulla moochu muttum / Kalyana kozhli”
Compares a person bound by marital domesticity to a suffocating chicken under a basket.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ninaikira vaazhkaiyellam / Ninaipadhupol iruppadhillai”
Matching second consonants in 'Ninaikira' and 'Ninaipadhupol'.
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Trivia
Bangalore Naatkal (2016) is the official Tamil remake of the blockbuster Malayalam movie Bangalore Days (2014). The soundtrack for the film was composed by Gopi Sundar, who also scored the original film.
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