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Viswanathan Velai Vendum

From Kadhalikka Neramillai · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
18 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maadi mela maadi katti
Kodikodi serthuvitta seemanae
Hallo hallo come on
Come out seemanae
Aalu ambu senai vechchu
Caru vechchu boreadikkum komanae
Hallo hallo come on
Come out komanae
Doo…dooo…doo..doo doodoo
Doo…dooo…doo..doo doodoo
Maadi mela maadi katti
Kodikodi serthuvitta seemanae
Hallo hallo come on
Come out seemanae
Aalu ambu senai vechchu
Caru vechchu boreadikkum komanae
Hallo hallo come on
Come out komanae
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
{Ponnunga pechukku bhuthiyai maathikkum
Moolaiilathavarae
Veetiya maathikka selaya kattika
Vetkamillathavare} (2)
{Velai indri pogathu
Veru velai thedathu
Paatu paadi koochal potu
Velai vaanguvom} (2)
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan (come out) velai vendum
{Raathiri nerathil thookathil naanoru
Raakshasan pol varuven
Nalaikku velaikku vaavendru
Nee sollum naal varai poriduven} (2)
{Vaanam vanthu saainthalum
Megam vanthu veezhnthalum
Vengai pola paiynthuvanthu
Velai vaanguvom } (2)
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan (come out) velai vendum
Maadi mela maadi katti
Kodikodi serthuvitta seemanae
Hallo hallo come on
Come out seemanae
Aalu ambu senai vechchu
Caru vechchu boreadikkum komanae
Hallo hallo come on
Come out komanae
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan (come out) velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Viswanathan velai vendum
Having built storey upon storey,
O rich man who hoarded millions and millions!
Hello, hello, come on!
Come out, rich man!
With men, weapons, and an army around you,
O great lord who is bored despite all his cars!
Hello, hello, come on!
Come out, great lord!
Doo... dooo... doo.. doo doodoo
Doo... dooo... doo.. doo doodoo
Having built storey upon storey,
O rich man who hoarded millions and millions!
Hello, hello, come on!
Come out, rich man!
With men, weapons, and an army around you,
O great lord who is bored despite all his cars!
Hello, hello, come on!
Come out, great lord!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Changing your mind at the words of women,
you brainless man!
Take off your dhoti and wear a saree instead,
you shameless man!
I will not leave without my job,
and I will not go searching for another!
By singing songs and making a scene,
we will make you give the job back!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan (come out), I want the job!
In the dead of night while you sleep,
I will appear like a monster!
"Come back to work tomorrow,"
until the day you say that, I will keep fighting!
Even if the heavens collapse,
even if the clouds come crashing down,
pouncing fiercely like a tiger,
we will make you give the job back!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan (come out), I want the job!
Having built storey upon storey,
O rich man who hoarded millions and millions!
Hello, hello, come on!
Come out, rich man!
With men, weapons, and an army around you,
O great lord who is bored despite all his cars!
Hello, hello, come on!
Come out, great lord!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan (come out), I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
Viswanathan, I want the job!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the classic 1964 Tamil comedy 'Kadhalikka Neramillai' is a playful protest song where young job seekers demand employment from a wealthy businessman named Viswanathan (played by T. S. Balaiah). Through humorous taunts, bold threats, and lively rhythmic chanting, they demand he come out of his mansion and hire them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyming)

Maadi mela maadi katti / Kodikodi serthuvitta seemanae

Matching second consonants in successive lines creates rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry, seen here with 'Maadi' and 'Kodi'.

Simile (Upamai)

Vengai pola paiynthuvanthu

The speaker compares themselves to a demon ('Raakshasan') and a tiger ('Vengai') to convey fierce determination.

Repetition / Chorus (Adukku Thodar)

Viswanathan velai vendum

Repetition of the slogan 'Viswanathan velai vendum' emphasizes urgency and collective demand in a protest context.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo, 'Viswanathan Velai Vendum' humorously shares the name of composer M. S. Viswanathan himself. Sung by P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari, the song remains one of Tamil cinema's most famous comedic protest tracks.

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