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Lyrics & meaning

Vatta Vatta Pottu Vachu

From Bioscope · 2022

Lyricist
Sankagiri Rajkumar
Singers
Ramani Ammal, Laxmi Jai
Music director
Taj Noor
Movie name
Bioscope
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
30 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vatta vatta pottu vechu
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Female :Vandi yeri poromadi
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Female :Pattu pattu selakatti
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Female :Padam edukka poromadi
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Kundu malli katti vacha
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Female :Kondamela cameravam
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Female :Enga kozhi kodaappukkula
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Female :Kollywooda pathukkadi
Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo
Yelelo yelelo
Yelelo ilasa yelelo ilasa yelelo
Kannuthanni
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Varalainna
Chorus :Iyaiyo
Female :Varalainna
Chorus :Mela sollu
Female :Gliserinu
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Vachukkalam
Chorus :Amama
Dialogue
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Maranthuchuna
Chorus :Pe pe pe
Female :Maranthuchuna
Chorus :mela sollu
Female :Dakkunuthan
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Prombt pannudi
Chorus :Amama
Sunlightu
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Athikamana
Chorus :Enna seiya
Female :Athikamana
Chorus :Yethu seiya
Female :Skimmaruthan
Chorus :Thalaikku mela
Female :Puduchukalam
Chorus :Appadi sollu
Longshotuku
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Widelensam
Chorus :Amama
Female :Widelensam
Chorus :Apuram sollu
Female :Closeupuku
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Telelensam
Chorus :Aama pulla
Mastershotla
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Leftulooka
Chorus :Camerakku
Female :Rightulooka
Chorus :Amam Pulla
Female :Closeupukum
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Athe lookam
Chorus :Appadi ollu
Yelelo ilasa yelelo ilasa
Yelelo
Hard diskla
Chorus :Yyelelo
Female :Copy panna
Chorus :Enna pannaa
Female :Copy pannaa
Chorus :Apuram sollu
Female :Safetikuthan innoru copy pottukanam
Chorus :Seri pulla
Dubbingthan
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Pesurappo
Chorus :Mikulathan
Female :Pesurappo
Chorus :Apuram sollu
Female :Lipsingum modulationum
Mukkiyamadi
Chorus :Amama
Yelelo ilasa yelelo ilasa
Yelelo
Padamedukkura
Chorus :Yelelo
Female :Pozhappukuthan
Chorus :Amama
Female :Indha pozhappukuthaan
Chorus :Mela sollu
Eruma maadu vaangi mechu polachukkalam
Naalu eruma maadu vaangi mechu
Polachukkalam
With round bindis on our foreheads,
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Female: We are climbing into the cart, girls!
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Female: Draped in fine silk sarees,
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Female: We are heading out to shoot a film, girls!
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Plump jasmine flowers tied in our hair,
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Female: They say there is a camera atop the hair bun!
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Female: Right in our rooster-crest hair bun,
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Female: Just take a look at Kollywood, girls!
Chorus: Yelelangadi yelelo!
Yelelo yelelo,
Yelelo elasa yelelo elasa yelelo!
If real tears...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Just will not flow,
Chorus: Oh dear!
Female: If they do not flow...
Chorus: Tell us what to do!
Female: A drop of glycerin...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: We can just use that!
Chorus: Yes, yes!
If the dialogue...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Is forgotten,
Chorus: Ba-ba-ba!
Female: If you forget it...
Chorus: Tell us what to do!
Female: In a second...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Just prompt me the lines, girl!
Chorus: Yes, yes!
If the sunlight...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Gets too harsh,
Chorus: What should we do?
Female: If it is too bright...
Chorus: What can be done?
Female: A light skimmer...
Chorus: Over the head!
Female: We can hold it up!
Chorus: Tell them, that is right!
For a long shot...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: They say it takes a wide lens!
Chorus: Yes, yes!
Female: It takes a wide lens!
Chorus: Tell us what is next!
Female: And for a close-up...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: They say it needs a telephoto lens!
Chorus: That is right, dear!
In the master shot...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Is the look to the left?
Chorus: Facing the camera...
Female: Or looking to the right?
Chorus: That is right, dear!
Female: For the close-up too...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Keep the exact same look, they say!
Chorus: That is right, say it!
Yelelo elasa yelelo elasa,
Yelelo!
Onto the hard disk...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: When copying the files...
Chorus: Doing what?
Female: When copying them...
Chorus: Tell us what is next!
Female: For safety, we must make another backup copy!
Chorus: All right, dear!
When doing the dubbing...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: While speaking...
Chorus: Into the microphone!
Female: While speaking...
Chorus: Tell us what is next!
Female: Lip-sync and voice modulation...
Are the most important things, girl!
Chorus: Yes, yes!
Yelelo elasa yelelo elasa,
Yelelo!
Rather than this filmmaking...
Chorus: Yelelo!
Female: Kind of livelihood...
Chorus: Yes, yes!
Female: Instead of this living...
Chorus: Tell us more!
We could buy buffaloes, graze them, and survive!
Buying four buffaloes and grazing them,
We could easily make a living!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic folk-parody song from the movie Bioscope uses the traditional Tamil rural folk singing format (complete with village chorus responses like 'Yellelangadi yelelo') to humorously break down film production techniques. Village women sing about leaving their rural chores to shoot a film, explaining filmmaking jargon like camera setups, lenses (wide vs. tele), lighting control (skimmer), acting tricks (glycerin for tears, prompting for dialogues), camera looks, backup hard drives, and audio dubbing practices (lip sync and voice modulation).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Folk Call-and-Response (Naatupura Paattu)

Chorus :Yellelangadi yelelo

The song uses the classical rural chorus refrain ('Yellelangadi yelelo') as a call-and-response device after every line spoken by the lead singer.

Juxtaposition / Satire

Enga kozhi kodaappukkula... Kollywooda pathukkadi

Contrasts traditional rural rustic elements (chicken coop, buffaloes, round bindi) with technical high-end filmmaking jargon (hard disk backup, tele lens, skimmer, lip sync).

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pattu pattu selakatti / Padam edukka poromadi

Rhyming of the second consonant in sequential lines, a classic feature of Tamil poetry.

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Trivia

The song was composed by Tajnoor and sung by the iconic late folk singer Ramani Ammal (popularly known as Rockstar Ramani Ammal) alongside Laxmi Jai. The film Bioscope revolves around grassroots filmmaking, making this humorous folk breakdown of cinematic production techniques central to the film's theme.

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