Akkakko Kai Kai
1968
Lyrics
Language: English
Akkakko kai kai malar kai
Ammammooi kai mel kai vai
Akkakko kai kai malar kai
Ammammooi kai mel kai vai
Ingu oru kai thazhuvum maru kai
Andha irukkai inaidhaal vaazhkai
Akkakko kai kai malar kai
Ammammooi kai mel kai vai
Salangai kulunga nadakkum
Silai azhagai
Sondham kondu anaikkum
Mannan manikkai
Salangai kulunga nadakkum
Silai azhagai
Sondham kondu anaikkum
Mannan manikkai
Oru ninaivil urugum mangai
Uravil pongum inba gangai
Haa kai kai kai kai
Akkakko kai kai malar kai
Ammammooi kai mel kai vai
Idhalil or punnagai
Adhu pon nagai
Female : Mullai malligai
Male : Idhayam or maligai
Adhan vadagai
Female : Anbu kanikkai
Male : Iravil aayiram vaedikkai
Female : Ilam vayadhil idhu thaan vadikkai
Akkakko kai kai malar kai
Male : Ammammooi kai mel kai vai
Iyarkkai alli virikkum
Malar padukkai
Female : Ilamai solli mudikkum
Inba kanakkai
Iyarkkai alli virikkum
Malar padukkai
Female : Ilamai solli mudikkum
Inba kanakkai
Idhu thalaivan thalaivi saerkkai
Female : Idaiyil thaevai illai thanikkai
Akkakko kai kai malar kai
Ammammooi kai mel kai vai
Language: Tamil
Movie/Album name: Jeevanamsam
Movie Summary Jeevanamsam (1968) is a Tamil drama film directed by Malliyam Rajagopal, exploring themes of life, struggle, and human relationships.
Song Credits - Song: Akkakko Kai Kai - Movie: Jeevanamsam (1968) - Lyrics: Vaali - Music: M. S. Viswanathan - Singers: L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela (and chorus)
Musical Style A playful, folksy dance number with a light, rhythmic beat, featuring conversational call-and-response singing between the female singers.
Raga Details Not based on a classical raga; composed in a folk-oriented melodic style.
Key Artists Involved - Music Director: M. S. Viswanathan - Lyricist: Vaali - Singers: L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela - Director: Malliyam Rajagopal
Scene Context The song appears as a light-hearted, celebratory group performance, with women singing and clapping in a playful, teasing manner, typical of festive or community sequences in Tamil cinema of that era.
Artists
- Singer: T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela
- Composer: K. V. Mahadevan
- Writer: Malliyam Rajagopal