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Vattam Podu

From Unga Veettu Pillai · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Unga Veettu Pillai
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
2 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………..
Haei haei haeiii….
Vattam podu valaichchu podu
Thaalam podu thagida thagida
Thittam podu thiruppi podu
Gaanam paadu thananathanana
Vanthaaradi intha vanithaavin maappillai
Moraikkuthu verikkuthu
Aanthappol muzhikkuthu
Mookku moonju mogara chchachchchch azhaguthaan
Vattam podu valaichchu podu
Thaalam podu thagida thagida
Thittam podu thiruppi podu
Gaanam paadu thananathanana
………………..
Collage pengalellaam kann konduthaan
Kaanaatha kattazhagan boy friendu-thaan
Yaemaalithaan komaalithaan
Aamaannu thalaiyaattum thanjavur bommaithaan
Summaalum vambizhuththu paarppomaa
Ambonnu nikkiraaru ropa neramaa
Chorus :Haan summaalum vambizhuththu paarppomaa
Ambonnu nikkiraaru ropa neramaa
Aah
Chorus :Vattam podu valaichchu podu
Thaalam podu thagida thagida
Thittam podu thiruppi podu
Gaanam paadu thananathanana
Vanthaaradi intha vanithaavin maappillai
Vanthaaradi intha vanithaavin maappillai
Moraikkuthu verikkuthu
Aanthappol muzhikkuthu
Mookku moonju mogara chchachchchch azhaguthaan
Vattam podu valaichchu podu
Thaalam podu thagida thagida
Thittam podu thiruppi podu
Gaanam paadu thananathanana
Kaadhoram pooveduththu soottungadi
Mamannu mariyaatha kaattungadi
Kaadhoram pooveduththu soottungadi
Mamannu mariyaatha kaattungadi
Verukkaamathaan nerungaamaththaan
Thindaadum machchana kondaada vaangadi
Vanthaaru katta bomman pillaithaan
Veeraathi veeranukku eedu illathaan
Chorus :Vanthaaru katta bomman pillaithaan
Veeraathi veeranukku eedu illathaan
Aah
Chorus :Vattam podu valaichchu podu
Thaalam podu thagida thagida
Thittam podu thiruppi podu
Gaanam paadu thananathanana
Vanthaaradi intha vanithaavin maappillai
Vanthaaradi intha vanithaavin maappillai
Moraikkuthu verikkuthu
Aanthappol muzhikkuthu
Mookku moonju mogara chchachchchch
Female :Azhaguthaan
...
Hey hey hey...
Form a circle, surround him!
Keep the beat, thakida thakida!
Make a plan, turn it upside down!
Sing a song, thanana thanana!
Look girls, here comes this young woman's groom!
He glares, he stares blankly!
He blinks like an owl!
Look at his nose, his face, his mug, ch-ch-ch-ch, what a beauty!
Form a circle, surround him!
Keep the beat, thakida thakida!
Make a plan, turn it upside down!
Sing a song, thanana thanana!
...
A handsome boyfriend unlike any
that college girls have ever seen!
He is a fool, a complete clown!
Just a Thanjavur doll nodding "yes" to everything!
Shall we just tease him and stir up trouble for fun?
He has been standing stranded all alone for so long!
Chorus: Yeah, shall we just tease him and stir up trouble for fun?
He has been standing stranded all alone for so long!
Ah!
Chorus: Form a circle, surround him!
Keep the beat, thakida thakida!
Make a plan, turn it upside down!
Sing a song, thanana thanana!
Look girls, here comes this young woman's groom!
Look girls, here comes this young woman's groom!
He glares, he stares blankly!
He blinks like an owl!
Look at his nose, his face, his mug, ch-ch-ch-ch, what a beauty!
Form a circle, surround him!
Keep the beat, thakida thakida!
Make a plan, turn it upside down!
Sing a song, thanana thanana!
Tuck a flower behind his ear, girls!
Show him respect and call him "Uncle", girls!
Tuck a flower behind his ear, girls!
Show him respect and call him "Uncle", girls!
Neither hating him nor letting him get close,
Come celebrate this struggling guy, girls!
Here comes the son of legendary Kattabomman!
A champion of champions with no equal!
Chorus: Here comes the son of legendary Kattabomman!
A champion of champions with no equal!
Ah!
Chorus: Form a circle, surround him!
Keep the beat, thakida thakida!
Make a plan, turn it upside down!
Sing a song, thanana thanana!
Look girls, here comes this young woman's groom!
Look girls, here comes this young woman's groom!
He glares, he stares blankly!
He blinks like an owl!
His nose, his face, his mug, ch-ch-ch-ch...
Female: What a beauty!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vattam Podu Valaichchu Podu' is a fun, energetic teasing song from the 1984 film 'Unga Veettu Pillai', composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by veteran lyricist Vaali. The song features a group of college girls led by the female lead playfully mocking and teasing a gullible male character who has come as a prospective groom. They compare his clueless expressions to an owl and a Thanjavur nodding doll while sarcastically praising his looks and bravery. Despite the heavy satire, the tone remains lighthearted, joyful, and filled with upbeat dance rhythms and chorus responses. Through rhythmic wordplay and colloquial Tamil metaphors, the song captures a youthful college atmosphere filled with banter and celebration.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamaanham)

“Aamaannu thalaiyaattum thanjavur bommaithaan”

Comparing the groom's clueless nodding to a Thanjavur head-shaking doll ('Thanjavur bommai') and his wide-eyed staring to an owl ('Aanthappol muzhikkuthu').

Sarcasm / Irony (Edataakku)

“Vanthaaru katta bomman pillaithaan”

Mockingly calling a naive, struggling guy 'Kattabomman pillaithaan' (son of Kattabomman) and 'Veeraathi veeran' (warrior of warriors).

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Thittam podu thiruppi podu”

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Th' in 'Thittam' and 'Thiruppi'.

Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Moraikkuthu verikkuthu”

Matching second-letter consonant patterns in 'Moraikkuthu' and 'Aanthappol' or 'Vattam' and 'Thittam'.

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Trivia

'Unga Veettu Pillai' (1984) starred Jaishankar and Poornima Bhagyaraj. The music by duo Shankar-Ganesh features high-energy folk-pop arrangements typical of 1980s Tamil cinema campus dance tracks.

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