- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Gangai Amaran, Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Annanukku Jai
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Feb 2020
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This comedic track from the movie 'Annanukku Jai' uses lighthearted rural proverbs and humorous scenarios to deliver playful advice. The lyrics question a absurd situation where someone bites the thigh of a benefactor who offered a vada (snack). It playfully concludes with popular wisdom about ignoring barking dogs and avoiding retaliation, blending humor with simple folk philosophy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb / Pazhamozhi
“Kolaikkum naayi kadikkaadhae”
Employs the classic Tamil folk proverb 'Kolaikkum/Kuraikkum naayi kadikkaadhae' (Barking dogs seldom bite) to add humor and metaphorical advice.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kadichaa thiruppi kadikkaadhae”
The repetition of 'kadikkaadhae' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic end-rhyme structure typical of Tamil folk music.
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Trivia
The song utilizes classic Gangai Amaran folk humor, twisting everyday colloquial proverbs into comedic musical situations popular in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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