- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Revanth
- Music director
- Arun Raj
- Movie name
- Thadam
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Vidhi Nadhiyae' explores the unpredictable and dual nature of destiny by comparing life's journey to a flowing river. The protagonist reflects on emotional highs and lows—moments when fate offers love and harmony like a song, contrasted with times when joy fades away and leaves sorrow behind. Through metaphors of flowing waters, footprints on riverbanks, and foam made from shattered desires, the lyrics express the speaker's surrender to fate while learning to rise again after every fall.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En vidhi nadhiyae”
Destiny is directly conceptualized as an unpredictable river shaping human life.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Orr ethir ozhi polae naan”
The speaker compares their existence to an echo riding upon the waves of fate.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)
“Oru naal veezha / Maru naal meela”
Juxtaposes falling and rising to depict life's emotional cycle taught by fate.
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Trivia
Composed by Arun Raj with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky, this song serves as a thematic backbone for the thriller 'Thadam'. The constant motif of duality in the lyrics reflects the twin-centric narrative of the film.
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