- Lyricist
- M. Karthikesan
- Singer
- Velmurugan
- Music director
- Raghu Sravan Kumar
- Movie name
- Lara (2025)
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Dec 2024
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
'Unmelathaan' from the 2025 film Lara is a energetic folk-infused love track composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar and sung by folk singer Velmurugan. The lyrics by M. Karthikesan express the protagonist's unyielding devotion and obsessive affection for his beloved. He compares her presence in his life to festive occasions like Thai Pongal and equates her absence to an ocean without a shore, emphasizing how incomplete he feels without her. Throughout the song, he reassures her that his love is sincere, tender, and everlasting, promising to follow her anywhere to bring her joy. Velmurugan's spirited vocal performance gives the song a rooted, traditional Tamil folk flavor while capturing the raw enthusiasm of romantic passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile / Metaphor)
“Nee en vaazhvil varum neram / Thai pongalthaan”
Compares the beloved's arrival in life to the auspicious festival of Thai Pongal and new celebration ('Thai pongalthaan / Santhosamthaan / Puthu kondaattamthaan').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Kannaadi munnaadi ninnaenadi”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' across lines ('Kannaadi' / 'Ninnaenadi').
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Unmela unmela unmelathaan”
Repeated words 'Unmela unmela' to emphasize intense focus and affection on the beloved.
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Trivia
sung by popular Tamil folk vocalist Velmurugan, known for delivering high-energy folk chartbusters across Tamil cinema. The song features music composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar for the 2025 film Lara.
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