Madurai Tamil
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Madurai Tamil is the dialect which is spoken in the city of Madurai, as well as over a vast geographical area of South Tamil Nadu, the area once ruled by the Pandiya Kings. It differs substantially from Tirunelveli and Nagarkoil Tamil (these two regions were also a part of the Pandiya domain).
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[edit] Region of Madurai Tamil
- Madurai
- Aruppukottai
- Dindigul
- Theni
- Ramanathapuram
- Sivagangai
The common dialect has made the term Madurai refer to a much larger area than it actually is. It is not uncommon for people from any of the above cities to introduce themselves as people of Madurai.
[edit] In Media
In Media, Madurai Tamil is used to address madurai ppl.
[edit] Movies in which Madurai Tamil used
- Thevar Magan
- Kadhal
- Virumandi
- Ghilli
- Paruthi Veeran
- Karuthamma
- Kizhakku Seemaiyiley
- 16 Vayathiniley
- Veyyil
- Karupusamy Kuthagaikarar
- Pattikada Pattanama
- Mannvasanai
- Kalloori
[edit] TV Serials
- Madurai ( On Star Vijay)
[edit] People who popularized Madurai Tamil
- Prof. Solomon Paapaiya (Patti Mandram)
- Thiru. Raja (Patti Mandram)
- Thiru. Ku.Gnanasambanthan (Patti Mandram)
- Thiru. Dindigul I.Leoni (Patti Mandram)
- Thiru. Vadivelu (Film Actor)
- Thiru. Vaira Muthu (Poet)
- Thiru. Bharathi Raja (Film Director)
- Thiru. Vijaya Kanth (Film Actor, Politician)
- Thiru. Ilaya Raja (Music Director)
- Thiru. Kanja Karupu (Actor)
- Thiru. Madurai Muthu(Vijay TV Kalakapovathu yaru)
- Thiru. Sankarapandian C
- Thirumathi.M.S.Subbulakshmi
- Thiru.Maniratnam
- Thiru.Saravanan
[edit] Madurai Tamil Words
- varainga - coming
- porainga - going
- angittu - There
- ingittu - Here
- embuttu - How much?
- ravuran - He is boring
- vyekyanama pesu - speak properly
- pottai - girl
- kundaka mandaka - irrelevant
- mundakalapa - plough
- patraya podu - sit and relax
- nkokka makka - collective term for cousin
- kolara poitu va - take care
- posaketta paya - useless fellow
- seemennai - kerosene
- imbutukandi - very little
- roota kodukatha - Don't tell lie
- vaiya porainga - They will scold
- athukaandithaan - For that only
- ithukaandithaan - For this only
- kudikaramattai - Drunkard
- jaari - beautiful woman
- aataya podu - Steal,theft
- yenney - Elder Brother
- yekkah - Elder Sister
- podangoiyalu - get out of my way
- dubuku - fool
- manda kanam - Headweight
- soliya paaru - Mind your business
- lanthu - Kidding
- alaparai - fashionable
- alumbu - Showy,showing proud
- yelraya kootadha- don't create a scene
- aatum - ok
- soodhanama iru - be careful
- kongapaya - ignorant
