- Lyricist
- Lavarthan
- Singers
- V. M. Mahalingam, Meenakshi Elayaraja
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Movie name
- Theal
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This folk-infused romantic song from 'Theal' depicts a passionate, rustic courtship filled with playful banter, intense affection, and dramatic declarations of love. Through hyper-local metaphors involving cooking, farming, and daily rural life, the protagonist describes how deeply his lover influences his emotions and consumes his thoughts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Ennai suruttu pola neeyum mela urinji izhukkura”
Compares her intense pull and allure to puffing and inhaling smoke from a cigar.
Simile (Upamai)
“Ada vadicha thanni soodu pola aavi parakkura”
Compares the rising passion and emotion to steam billowing off freshly drained hot rice water.
Metaphor & Imagery
“Moratha pola podaikkuren / Soratha pola adikkuren”
Uses rural, kitchen-based imagery (mortar pounding, winnowing, rice beating) to express emotional agitation and romantic turmoil.
Second Letter Rhyme (Ethirai)
“Mazhaiyaa kottura manasa thattura”
The second letters 'ra' in 'Mazhaiyaa' and 'Manasa' create rhythmic phonetic harmony.
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Trivia
The track featured in 'Theal' (2022) is composed by C. Sathya and sung by V.M. Mahalingam and Meenakshi Ilayaraja, featuring colloquial, slang-heavy lyrics written by Lavarthan.
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