- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Velmurugan, Mahalingam
- Music directors
- A. K. Sasidaran, Aravind Jerold
- Movie name
- Seeran
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Aug 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This powerful folk track from Seeran serves as an anthem of social equality and divine protection, invoking the deity Karuppasamy (Karuppan). Through the energetic beat of the ancient Tamil Parai drum, the song directly challenges caste discrimination, religious divides, and notions of untouchability. Karuppan is portrayed not just as a guardian deity of the village who rules sky and earth, but as an egalitarian force that destroys oppressive socio-religious dogmas and treats all people as his equal children.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vettu satham pottu / Paattu satham koottu”
In lines 2 and 3, 'Vettu' and 'Paattu' share the rhyming pattern (tt / ட்டゥ).
Iyaibu (End rhyming)
“Aadhi tamizh paraiya / Adida ratham uraiya”
Lines 2 and 3 end with the rhyming verb phrases 'pottu' and 'koottu'. Lines 5 and 6 end with 'paraiya' and 'uraiya'.
Upamai (Simile)
“Raththam sooru pole vaaranae”
The line uses 'pole' (like) to compare Karuppan's fierce and abundant arrival to 'raththa sooru' (blood-rice offering in deity rituals).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)
“Vaanam boomi rendum / Avan aalum edam”
Describing the deity as ruling over both the sky and the earth to emphasize his absolute authority over oppressive human laws.
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Trivia
The 'Parai' mentioned in the lyric is one of the oldest native percussion instruments of Tamil Nadu. Traditionally associated with folk rituals and announcing news, it has also become a symbol of Dalit identity, cultural pride, and anti-caste resistance in modern Tamil music and cinema.
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