Anup Rubens’ composition “Katthulatho Kolimi” delivers a chilling eulogy from the album Nene Raju Nene Mantri. Lakshmi Bhupala’s lyrics set a grim scene for the film starring Rana and Kajal Aggarwal. The music captures a victory that feels like a total loss.
Katthulatho Kolimi
Anoop Rubens • From “Nene Raju Nene Mantri”
Nene Raju Nene Mantri’s Katthulatho Kolimi Lyrics Translation
Lyrics by Lakshmi Bhupala detail a rigged game of ambition. A man rises with schemes but loses to a serpent’s bite on a ladder. He then forgets the divine and becomes a cold, stone-like figure.
Katthulatho KolimiHis world is a furnace built with swords.
Netthutitho ChelimiHe befriends bloodshed.
Katthulatho KolimiHis world is a furnace built with swords.
Netthutitho ChelimiHe befriends bloodshed.
Etthulatho EdigiHe rose through cunning schemes,
Nicchena Paamula Kaatuku Odina Aataain a game he lost to the serpent’s bite on the ladder.
Devudine VadhiliAbandoning God himself,
Devathane Marichiforgetting even the goddess,
Thanaku Thaane Shilagaahe turned himself into stone.
Maarina Manishi KathaThis is the story of the man he became.
Kaalame Shidhilaalalo Saakshaaluga MaarindhaaHas time itself become a witness among the ruins?
Charithalo Munupennadoo Jaragandhi Le Ee VinthaNothing this strange has ever happened in all of history.
Katthulatho Kolimi Music Video
The character achieves total victory but loses his humanity completely. The climb to the top leaves behind a horrifying emptiness. The full “Katthulatho Kolimi” lyrics meaning shows that absolute power leads to a profound internal loss.