Ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 2 is the talk of the town as tickets are selling like hot cakes in advance bookings. The upcoming epic historical action adventure film is the sequel to the 2022 box office money-spinner, Ponniyin Selvan: 1, and features songs and background score composed by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman, with the tunes turning out to be be chart-topping hits. In that light, the 'Aga Naga' song sung by Shaktisree Gopalan and first teased in PS: 1, will now feature in full-length in the upcoming sequel, and is a chart-topping hit across all platforms. With 'Aga Naga' in PS: 2 turning out to be one of the most heard tracks in recent times, lyricist Ilango Krishnan, who penned the verses, sat down for an exclusive interview with Galatta to talk about how director Mani Ratnam explained the nature of the song to write the lyrics and how he wanted the love in Trisha to be described.
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Ilango Krishnan stated, "When Mani sir explained the sequence, he told me two things need to be in that song. The first situation was about the love and attraction Kundavai had towards Vanthiyathevan. He told me to convey those aspects in the song, but in a rather subtle manner. Not in an extravagant way, but in an intimate manner. The second thing he told me was that Kundavai must have a possessiveness for her nation. She's a princess. She will possess a feeling of ownership over this land. 'This land is mine. The people here, this river, this mountain, this waterfall... all of this belongs me.' That sense of ownership must be there in that song." He added, "And, her love for Vanthiyathevan must be there. This was the note Mani sir had shared with me about the song. He told me not to divulge her love for him in a revealing way and not use any words that will let that out. Love has taken over her and she has begun to feel it."
Watch lyricist Ilango Krishnan talk about the 'Aga Naga' song in Ponniyin Selvan: 2 in the video below:
