- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Nenjathai Killathe (1980) Film
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Uravenum Pudhiya Vaanil is a celebrated romantic duet from the 1980 Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe. The song captures the lighthearted joy and enchantment of newfound love, comparing the emotional connection to soaring freely in a newly discovered sky. The lovers share how their thoughts drift ceaselessly like waves, filled with romantic longing both in dream and waking states.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Uravenum pudhiya vaanil”
Compares the bond of love ('Uravu') to a vast new sky ('Pudhiya vaan'), suggesting infinite freedom and happiness.
Simile (Upamai)
“Odum alai yena manam pogum”
Compares the restless motion of the romantic mind ('Manam') to ocean waves ('Odum alai').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Penn oviyam”
Describes a woman as an artistic painting ('Penn oviyam') and a romantic epic ('Pon kaaviyam').
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, this track is famous for its morning-jogging visual sequence featuring Suhasini Hasan and Pratap Pothen, directed by legendary filmmaker J. Mahendran.
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