- Lyricist
- Bramma
- Singers
- Saranya Ponvannan, Padmalatha
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Movie name
- Magalir Mattum
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Mar 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Magalir Mattum' (2017) captures a humorous and emotional narrative of a woman recalling her youthful days at a typing institute, her escape from an arranged setting to marry her true love, and the chaotic situations she faced. Using a mix of Tamil and Telugu phrases alongside keyboard layout shortcuts (ASDF, LKJ), the lyrics depict the journey from innocent youthfulness to navigating adult realities and societal expectations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia
“Taba taba manthiram”
Use of rhythmic phonetic words ('Taba taba', 'Thatta thatta') to mimic the mechanical sound of a typewriter.
Simile
“Vaanga vantha maatta pola”
Compares women being arranged for marriage to cattle being evaluated and bargained for in a market.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Time passukosaram / Type-u writing ponathum”
Repetition of the initial 'T' sound across lines to establish a rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Ghibran with lyrics written by the film's director Bramma, this track creatively integrates standard touch-typing finger exercise keys ('A S D F', 'L K J') into the lyric and rhythm, perfectly matching the character's backstory of attending a typing class.
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