- Lyricist
- Arivu
- Singer
- Arivu
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Selfie
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Yedakoodam from the movie Selfie (2022) is an intense, high-energy track composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, written and performed by independent artist Arivu. The song mirrors the cutthroat, deceitful realm of college admission rackets depicted in the film. It serves as a stern warning to young aspirants and rookies who get blinded by fast money and step onto dangerous paths laid out by scammers, eventually leading to unavoidable disaster and hard lessons dealt by fate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Yemathu paadam paadam”
Compares the painful consequences of greedy mistakes to a lesson taught directly by Yama, the Hindu God of Death.
Simile
“Uliyena malaiyinai thulaiyidu”
Uses 'ena' (like) to compare continuous hard effort and resolve to a chisel drilling through a solid mountain.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vazhi vidu vazhi vidu / Varuvathai parugidu”
Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across successive lines to create a rhythmic pulse.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Varuvathai parugidu / Perugidu / Muzhangidu”
Rhyming of line-ending verbs ending with '-idu' to give a commanding, energetic momentum to the rap verse.
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Trivia
Selfie (2022) stars G. V. Prakash Kumar himself in the lead role alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film revolves around the real-life underground mafia of engineering college admission touts in Tamil Nadu. Singer-lyricist Arivu brought his signature street-rap style to this track, infusing strong social warnings against short-cut wealth schemes.
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