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Thunderkaaran

From Veeran · 2023

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Hiphop Tamizha
Music director
Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name
Veeran
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kovakkaran…
Sandakkaran…
Karuppusami petha peran…
Wondarkkaran…
Thunderkkaran…
Maaska potta minnal veeran…
Kovakkaran…
Chorus :Kovakkaran…
Male :Sandakkaran…
Chorus :Sandakkaran…
Male :Karuppusami petha peran…
Wondarkkaran…
Chorus :Wondarkkaran…
Male :Thunderkkaran…
Chorus :Thunderkkaran…
Male :Maaska potta minnal veeran…
Neerum nerupum ivan toy
Chorus :Ivan toy ivan toy
Horse-ah sutthum cowboy…
Chorus :Cowboy… cowboy…
Kaathu ivanuku employee…
Chorus :Employee… employee…
Male :Call pannuva magamayee…
Female :Ennappa ennaachu
Oru fulla capmaari…
Chorus :Capmaari… capmaari…
Veruththuduvaa verysorry…
Chorus :Verysorry… verysorry…
Male :Power irukuthu oru lorry…
Chorus :Oru lorry… oru lorry…
Ithu tamil super hero story
A hot-tempered guy...
A fierce fighter...
The grandson of Karuppasamy (a village guardian deity)...
A man of wonders...
A man of thunder...
A masked lightning hero...
A hot-tempered guy...
Chorus: A hot-tempered guy...
Male: A fierce fighter...
Chorus: A fierce fighter...
Male: The grandson of Karuppasamy (a village guardian deity)...
A man of wonders...
Chorus: A man of wonders...
Male: A man of thunder...
Chorus: A man of thunder...
Male: A masked lightning hero...
He is both water and fire, buddy!
Chorus: That's him, buddy! That's him, buddy!
A cowboy roaming around on a horse...
Chorus: Cowboy... cowboy...
The wind is his employee...
Chorus: Employee... employee...
Male: Goddess Mahamayi gives him a call...
Female: What is it, dear? What happened?
He is a total rogue...
Chorus: Rogue... rogue...
She gets fed up and says, "Very sorry!"
Chorus: Very sorry... very sorry...
Male: He has a truckload of power...
Chorus: A truckload... a truckload...
This is a Tamil superhero story!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track serves as the energetic hero introduction song for the 2023 superhero film 'Veeran'. The song uniquely blends traditional rural Tamil deity culture (referencing Karuppusami and Magamayee) with classic Western superhero tropes such as lightning abilities, masks, cowboys, and mastery over natural elements like water, fire, and wind. Overall, the song humorously and heroically celebrates a rural young man who gains thunderous superpower abilities, establishing his origin as an authentic local Tamil superhero story.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

End Rhyme / Sound Pattern

Kovakkaran… Sandakkaran… Wondarkkaran… Thunderkkaran…

Frequent use of the '-kkaran' suffix creates a rhythmic and punchy cadence suitable for an anthem.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Neerum nerupum ivan toy

Repetition of the initial 'Ne' consonant sound across adjacent words.

Hyperbole

Power irukuthu oru lorry…

Exaggerating the hero's power by measuring it metaphorically in the size of a whole 'lorry'.

Personification

Kaathu ivanuku employee…

Attributing a human job role ('employee') to the natural element of wind.

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Trivia

'Veeran' is a 2023 Tamil superhero film written and directed by ARK Saravan, starring Hiphop Tamizha Adhi. This song features a high-energy collaboration between two major contemporary Tamil composer-singers, with Anirudh Ravichander providing guest vocals alongside composer Hiphop Tamizha.

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