- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shane Mendonsa
- Music director
- Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Movie name
- Vishwaroopam
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 23 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The title track of 'Vishwaroopam' serves as a grand hero-introduction and theme song that illustrates the protagonist Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri (played by Kamal Haasan). The lyrics describe a dormant power—comparing the protagonist to a hidden seed beneath the earth or a dormant atom that reveals its true, majestic form (Vishwaroopam) when the opportune moment strikes. He is portrayed as a selfless warrior who belongs to fire, obeys no worldly master, nor seeks to rule over anyone, moving through the world with such grace and lethality that he leaves no unnecessary collateral damage (crossing the forest without wounding it).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Alliteration)
“Evan endru ninaithaai / Edhai kandu sirithaai / Vidhai ondru mulaikkaiyil / Velippadum muzhuroobam”
Poetic device
The repetition of initial sounds and consonants ('E', 'Ve') creates a rhythmic structure across lines.
Metaphor
“Ivan thee endru therigirathaa”
Poetic device
The protagonist is directly compared to fire ('thee') to emphasize his intense power and destruction of evil.
Metaphor / Imagery
“Vidhai ondru mulaikkaiyil / Velippadum muzhuroobam”
Poetic device
Comparing a covert operative to a hidden seed under the soil that manifests into a grand form at the right moment.
Hyperbole / Paradox
“Kaadugal thaandi / Kadakkindra pozhuthum / Kaattukkum kaayam illai”
Poetic device
Exaggeration showing his stealth and precise nature—he is so subtle that even traversing a wild forest causes no harm to it.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and sung by Suraj Jagan and Kamal Haasan himself. The lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu. The song brilliantly encapsulates the dual life of the protagonist, who conceals his identity as an effeminate Kathak dancer before revealing himself as a top-tier RAW covert operative.
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