- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Mariyammal
- Music director
- V. Ronald Regan
- Movie name
- Kalavani 2
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Car-u pottu odi vanthu
Kaiyeduthu salaam pottu
Female :Car-u pottu odi vanthu
Kaiyeduthu salaam pottu
Akkaanu thangachinnu
Avasarama urava solli
Female :Akkaanu thangachinnu
Avasarama urava solli
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Female :Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Female :Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Thaalikku thangam thaaren
Thalikka vengaayam thaaren
Female :Thaalikku thangam thaaren
Thalikka vengaayam thaaren
Koolikku vela thaaren
Kooppitaakka odiyaaren
Female :Koolikku vela thaaren
Kooppitaakka odiyaaren
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Female :Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Saathi namma saathiyinnaar
Thaaimaarae saranammunnaar
Female :Saathi namma saathiyinnaar
Thaaimaarae saranammunnaar
Podugammaa vottuyinnaar
Podalangaaya paathuyinnar
Female :Ammaa podugammaa vottuyinnar
Podalangaaya paathuyinnar
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Female :Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Ezhai eliyavanga
Ellarukkum nanmaiyinnaar
Female : Ezhai eliyavanga
Ellarukkum nanmaiyinnaar
Vaazhvu malaruminnaar
Varumai ellaam koraiyuminnaar
Female :Vaazhvu malaruminnaar
Varumai ellaam koraiyuminnaar
Vela kedaikkuminnaar
Velaivaasi koraiyuminnaar
Female :Vela kedaikkuminnaar
Velaivaasi koraiyuminnaar
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Female :Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Sondhakaaran adichikiraan
Sandaikaaran sirichikiraan
Female :Sondhakaaran adichikiraan
Sandaikaaran sirichikiraan
Pachaiyaa pall ilichu
Angaalinnaa pangaalinnaa
Female :Pachaiyaa pall ilichu
Angaalinnaa pangaalinnaa
Pathu naalu koothuthaanae
Chinnaatha
Female :Pathu naalu koothuthaanae
Chinnaatha
Aprom paartha kuda
Sirikka maattaan ennaatha
Aprom paartha kuda
Sirikka maattaan yennaatha
Mallu vetti thundu pottu
Mike-u vechu vilambarama
Female :Mallu vetti thundu pottu
Mike-u vechu vilambarama
Unga veettu pillai innaar
Vottu poda venum innaar
Female :Unga veettu pillai innaar
Vottu poda venum innaar
Kutty potta punai pola
Chinnaatha
Female :Kutty potta punai pola
Chinnaatha
Avan kumbutta kaiya
Erakkalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Avan kumbutta kaiya
Erakkalaiyae ennaatha
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Female :Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Female :Ippa orutharaiyum
Kaanalaiyae ennaatha
Sokkaiyila dubai scentu
Thoolu mela vella thundu
Female :Sokkaiyila dubai scentu
Thoolu mela vella thundu
Ponavaatti president-u
Marupadiyum varanumendu
Female :Ponavaatti president-u
Marupadiyum varanumendu
Jeyichu vanthathumae
Sellaatha
Female :Jeyichu vanthathumae
Sellaatha
Oora singaporaa
Maathuvennu sonnaatha
Female :Oora singaporaa
Maathuvennu sonnaatha
Vottu kekka vanthaagalae
Chinnaatha
Ippa orutharaiyum kaanalaiyae
Ennaatha
Rushing over in cars,
Folding their hands with humble salutes,
Female: Rushing over in cars,
Folding their hands with humble salutes,
Calling us sisters, older and younger,
Hurriedly claiming kinship,
Female: Calling us sisters, older and younger,
Hurriedly claiming kinship,
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Female: Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Female: Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
"I will give gold for wedding thalis,"
"I will give onions for seasoning food,"
Female: "I will give gold for wedding thalis,"
"I will give onions for seasoning food,"
"I will provide daily-wage work,"
"I will come running whenever you call!"
Female: "I will provide daily-wage work,"
"I will come running whenever you call!"
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Female: Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
They said, "You and I are of the same caste!"
They cried, "O mothers, we bow to you!"
Female: They said, "You and I are of the same caste!"
They cried, "O mothers, we bow to you!"
They pleaded, "Cast your vote, mother!"
"Vote for the snake-gourd symbol!"
Female: "Cast your vote, mother!" they pleaded,
"Vote for the snake-gourd symbol!"
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Female: Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
"For all the poor and needy folk,"
"Only good will happen," they promised.
Female: "For all the poor and needy folk,"
"Only good will happen," they promised.
They said life would blossom,
They said poverty would completely vanish.
Female: They said life would blossom,
They said poverty would completely vanish.
They promised jobs would be plenty,
They promised prices would go down.
Female: They promised jobs would be plenty,
They promised prices would go down.
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Female: Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Relatives are fighting amongst themselves,
While our rivals stand and laugh!
Female: Relatives are fighting amongst themselves,
While our rivals stand and laugh!
Grinning wide with fake smiles,
He hailed us as brothers and clansmen.
Female: Grinning wide with fake smiles,
He hailed us as brothers and clansmen.
This is all just a ten-day drama,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: This is all just a ten-day drama,
Oh Chinnatha!
After the election, even if he sees us,
He won't even smile at us, oh mother!
After the election, even if he sees us,
He won't even smile at us, oh mother!
Dressed in a crisp cotton dhoti and towel,
Making grand noise through the microphone,
Female: Dressed in a crisp cotton dhoti and towel,
Making grand noise through the microphone,
He said, "I am a child of your own household!"
He said, "You must cast your vote for me!"
Female: He said, "I am a child of your own household!"
He said, "You must cast your vote for me!"
Restless like a mother cat that just birthed,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: Restless like a mother cat that just birthed,
Oh Chinnatha!
The hands he folded in pleading,
He never brought them down, oh mother!
Female: The hands he folded in pleading,
He never brought them down, oh mother!
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Female: They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
Female: Now not a single one of them
Can be seen anywhere, oh mother!
With imported Dubai perfume on his shirt,
And a pristine white towel on his shoulder,
Female: With imported Dubai perfume on his shirt,
And a pristine white towel on his shoulder,
Saying, "The former village president
Must win and return to power once more!"
Female: Saying, "The former village president
Must win and return to power once more!"
"The moment I win,"
Oh Sellatha!
Female: "The moment I win,"
Oh Sellatha!
"I will turn this village into Singapore!"
That is what he promised us, oh mother!
Female: "I will turn this village into Singapore!"
That is what he promised us, oh mother!
They came asking for our votes,
Oh Chinnatha!
Now not a single one can be seen anywhere,
Oh mother!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a sharp, satirical commentary on election politics in rural Tamil Nadu. It highlights how politicians arrive in flash cars, bow obsequiously, fabricate false kinships, and shower the villagers with grand, unrealistic promises—such as free gold, lower prices, jobs, and transforming rural villages into Singapore—just to secure votes. Through conversational dialogue addressed to village elder/younger women (Chinnaatha, Ennaatha, Sellaatha), the villagers recount how politicians act extremely humble during the short campaign period, like 'a cat that just gave birth', but completely vanish once the election ends. The song captures the skepticism, humor, and collective awareness of rural voters who see right through the temporary political drama.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kutty potta punai pola... Avan kumbutta kaiya erakkalaiyae”
Compares the politician's constant begging for votes with folded hands to a restless cat that has just given birth and stays protective and agitated near her litter.
Irony / Satire (Sileda / Keali)
“Oora singaporaa maathuvennu sonnaatha”
Highlighting exaggerated political rhetoric where politicians unrealistically promise to turn underdeveloped rural villages into global hubs like Singapore.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Sokkaiyila dubai scentu / Thoolu mela vella thundu”
Rhyming of the second consonant 'k' sound (Sokkaiyila / Thoolu) across alternating paired rhythmic phrases.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Vottu kekka vanthaagalae / Chinnaatha ... Kaanalaiyae ennaatha”
The recurring chorus ends with consistent rhyming sounds ('vanthaagalae', 'kaanalaiyae', 'Chinnaatha', 'ennaatha') establishing folk song cadence.
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Trivia
'Kalavani 2' (2019), directed by A. Sarkunam, is a romantic comedy film centered around local panchayat elections in rural Tamil Nadu. The song reflects the core plot of the film, which satirizes political maneuvering and election campaign culture.
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