- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singer
- Aarthi Mn Ashwin
- Music director
- Javed Riaz
- Movie name
- Maanagaram
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thollai Seiyum Kaadhal captures the sweet confusion, internal conflict, and emotional turbulence associated with emerging love. The song explores the paradoxes of romantic affection—how love brings a pleasant kind of torture (Inbamana imsai) and leads to contradictory expressions where spoken words deny feelings while eyes confess them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Chiasmus / Antimetabole
“Thollai seiyum kaadhal dhaana / Kaadhal seiyum thollai dhaana”
Inversion of words in consecutive clauses to contrast meanings ('Thollai seiyum kaadhal' vs 'Kaadhal seiyum thollai').
Oxymoron
“Inbamana imsai dhaana”
Combining contradictory terms to create poetic effect ('Inbamana' meaning joyful/sweet, and 'Imsai' meaning torture/pain).
Antithesis / Juxtaposition
“Theeyum neerum theendi paarkum”
Contrasting two opposing elements (Fire 'Theeyum' and Water 'Neerum') to symbolize opposing emotions meeting in love.
Moona (Initial Assonance/Alliteration in Tamil)
“Kannum kannum dhooram dhaana / Kalla mounam baram dhaana”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines ('Kannum' and 'Kalla').
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Trivia
Maanagaram (2017) marked the directorial debut of critically acclaimed filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film's musical score and songs were composed by Javed Riaz, with lyrics written by Lalithanand.
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