- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Hello Mister Zamindar
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jul 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
In this classic romantic composition written by Kannadasan for 'Hello Mister Zamindar' (1965), the protagonist poeticizes his beloved as a pristine garden flower ('Thottathu Poovae'). He playfully inquires whether anyone has ever touched her before or if her heart has experienced the awakening of love. Through metaphors involving the evening breeze and sandcastles, he questions how pure emotion and desire spontaneously flow like a flood once love takes root in the soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Vellathai polae paaivathum yaeno”
Comparing the rush of thoughts towards love to a surging flood ('Vellathai polae paaivathum yaeno').
Uruvagam (Metaphor / Personification)
“Thottathu poovae unnai”
Addressing the heroine as a garden flower ('Thottathu poovae') and personifying the evening breeze ('Thendral') as a lover who embraces her.
Monnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thottathu poovae unnai / Thottavar undoo undoo”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines or words ('Thottathu' / 'Thottavar' / 'Thottavudan').
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Trivia
'Hello Mister Zamindar' (1965) starred Gemini Ganesan and Savitri in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, and this song features iconic vocal rendition by P. Susheela, written by poet laureate Kannadasan.
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