- Lyricist
- Pulavar Vedha
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jun 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a high-energy motivational anthem centered on justice, righteous struggle, and social reform. It portrays a dedicated movement fighting against corruption, oppression, and societal exploitation. The narrator expresses unwavering confidence that history will remember their righteous battle and validate their victory, asking rhetorically how any other force could prevail if a force fighting for true justice were to fail. The lyrics call for an end to the tyrannical rule of deceivers and the exploitation of the weak by the powerful. It promises a future where equal rights, social justice, and prosperity flourish across the land. It emphasizes that human intelligence and energy are natural gifts meant to foster goodness, warning that those who misuse power for destructive ends will ultimately meet their own demise.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (எதிர்கூறல் / வினா நவிற்சி)
“Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum”
The phrase 'Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum' uses a rhetorical question to emphasize that no army can defeat a force standing for righteousness.
Antithesis / Contrast (முரண் தொடை)
“Nalladhai valarppathu arivaattral / Alladhai ninaippathu azhivaattral”
The lyrics contrast 'Nalladhai valarppathu' (nurturing good) as 'Arivaattral' (intellectual strength) against 'Alladhai ninaippathu' (thinking evil) as 'Azhivaattral' (destructive force).
Emoni / Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Nalladhai valarppathu arivaattral”
In 'Nalladhai' and 'Alladhai', the second letter consonant harmony ('ll') forms a traditional Tamil Ethugai rhyme scheme.
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Trivia
This iconic song belongs to the blockbuster sci-fi/action film 'Ulagam Sutrum Valiban' (1973), produced, directed by, and starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR). The song's political and egalitarian lyrics by Pulavar Vedha served as a major propaganda tool during MGR's political emergence in Tamil Nadu.
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