- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kasthuri Maan
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Vaanin Kaadhal Dhevadhai' is a whimsical and romantic track that captures the overwhelming emotion of falling in love. The lyrics describe how love invades every aspect of a person's life, turning mundane moments—like taking a bath or hearing bangles jingle—into musical and astronomical wonder. It poetically contrasts expressed love, which blooms like a smiling flower, with unexpressed feelings that freeze into stone. Ultimately, the song portrays love as an all-encompassing force that consumes the soul and fills nature with joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Undhan nenjin thaamarai”
Compares the lover's heart to a lotus bloom ('nenjin thaamarai').
Personification
“Solla ninaikkum kaadhal poovaai / Malarndhu sirikkiradhu”
Describes love as a blooming flower that smiles ('Malarndhu sirikkiradhu').
Contrast / Antithesis
“Solla ninaikkum kaadhal poovaai vs Solla marandha kaadhal kallaai”
Contrasts love expressed as a soft flower with love unexpressed turning into cold stone.
Monai (Initial Rhyme/Assonance)
“Indha inbam indha thunbam”
Repetition of the vowel sound 'I' at the beginning of adjacent words ('Indha inbam indha thunbam').
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Trivia
'Kasthuri Maan' (2005) was directed by renowned filmmaker A. K. Lohithadas, serving as a remake of his own 2003 hit Malayalam film of the same title. The musical score was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics crafted by Pazhani Bharathi.
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