- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- V. J. Varma
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Movie name
- Kalyanam Panni Paar
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This poignant song reflects on the plight and suffering of women in a deceitful world, questioning deep-seated societal evils such as dowry demands and the suppression of women's rights. The narrator laments how fate and regressive social practices ruin auspicious lives, turning womanhood into a state of perpetual pain and distress. Through a series of rhetorical questions, the lyrics critique blind adherence to ancestral superstitions and social injustices, questioning whether true happiness can ever exist under such oppressive traditions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thaedi vantha un yoga vaazhvilae / Kedu vanthatahe vithithaanaa”
The second consonant sound 'di' in 'Thaedi' matches with 'du' in 'Kedu' across consecutive lines.
Anaaphora / Epanalepsis
“Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu”
The repetition of 'Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu' establishes a rhythmic refrain questioning the quality of life.
Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa)
“Thavarena solvathu sarithaanaa”
Frequent use of ending questions with '-aanaa' ('sarithaanaa', 'vithithaanaa', 'sathithaanaa') to challenge social constructs and fate.
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Trivia
'Kalyanam Panni Paar' (1952) was a popular Tamil comedy-drama produced by Vijaya Vauhini Studios, simultaneously made in Telugu as 'Pelli Chesi Choodu'. The music was composed by Ghantasala, with lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass injecting strong social reformative messages against dowry and gender inequality into the song tracks.
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