- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Bhanumathi
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Makkalai Petra Magarasi
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This song expresses the joy, bashfulness, and romantic awakening of a young woman upon meeting her maternal cousin ('machan'). She sings about her sudden shyness and how her mind wanders into happy daydreams thinking about him. She vividly praises his charming appearance—his bright teeth like raw rice grains, his sprouting mustache, charming eyes, and his mesmerizing words. She affectionately recalls his playful teasing, which ended up completely capturing her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Achu saethu vachadhu pol Pacharisi pallazhagan”
Compares his bright white, perfectly set teeth to raw rice grains placed neatly in a mold ('Achu saethu vachadhu pol Pacharisi pallazhagan').
Epiphora / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Kattazhagan pottazhagan kannazhagan”
Repeatedly ends descriptive phrases with '-azhagan' (sollazhagan, kattazhagan, pottazhagan, kannazhagan, aanazhagan) to create a rhythmic, melodic praise of his physical and personal charms.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Pacharisi pallazhagan”
Use of matching initial consonant sounds 'p' in 'Pacharisi pallazhagan' and 'k' in 'Kattazhagan pottazhagan kannazhagan'.
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Trivia
'Makkalai Petra Magarasi' is a classic 1957 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The soundtrack was composed by the legendary K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics penned by A. Maruthakasi. The film was an adaptation of the popular play 'Maccakayi'.
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