Punnagavarali
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| Arohanam | N₂SR₁G₂M₁PD₁N₂ |
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| Avarohanam | N₂D₁PM₁G₂R₁SN₂ |
Punnagavarali,aragainCarnatic Music,is a derived scale fromHanumatodi,which is the 8thmelakartaRagain the 72melakartasystem.[1]
Punnagavarali raga is associated with karuna rasa and snakes (nagameans snake). Snake charmers play this scale. In wedding ceremonies, a piece called theOdamusually played at themuhurtam,is often in Punnagavarali. This is an ancient raga and traditional Tamil pieces such asNondichinduare also set in this.[2][3][4][5]
Structure and lakshana
[edit]Punnagavarali is anishadantyaraga (starts and ends in a single octave, nishada to nishada) and is hence usually presented in themadhyama sruti.In the ascent the chatusruti rishabha also occurs, sometimes. The raga's regal presence is best felt in slow phrases.
The notes include kaisiki nishada, sadja, suddha rishabha, sadharana gandhara, suddha madhyama, pancama and suddha dhaivata. Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure is as follows (seeswarasin Carnatic musicfor details on below notation and terms):
Compositions
[edit]Some of the popular compositions are listed below.
- Muthuswami Dikshitar's Ehi annapoorney set to Adi tala and Kamalambikaya sthavabhakthoham set to Rupakam tala
- Thyagaraja's Utsava sampradaya kriti "Thavadhasoham", and the Divyanama Sankeertanas- "Gandhamu Puyyaruga" and "Dasaradha Nandana"
- Syama Sastri'sKankashaila VihariniandBrovasamayamu
- Papanasam Sivan's "Shiva Ganga Nagaranivasini"
- Agastya's 2nd line of "Sri Chakra Raja"
Related Raga
[edit]Punnagavarali has some resemblance to Nadanamakriya.
Film Songs
[edit]| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer |
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| En Appanallavaa | Nandanar | 1942 | M. D. Parthasarathy &S. Rajeswara Rao | M. M. Dandapani Desikar |
| Naadhar Mudi Melirukkum | Thiruvarutchelvar | 1967 | K. V. Mahadevan | T. M. Soundararajan |
| Yelantha Pazham | Panama Pasama | 1968 | L. R. Eswari | |
| Anbe Sivam Endru
(Ragamalika: Shivaranjani, Punnagavarali) |
Karaikkal Ammaiyar | 1973 | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | S. Varalakshmi |
| Aadidu Peyygaley | Aduthathu Albert | 1985 | Ilayaraja | Malaysia Vasudevan,S. Janaki |
| Madrasai Suthi
(Ragamalika:Mohanam,Punnagavarali) (Manorama singing portion only) |
May Maadham | 1994 | A. R. Rahman | Shahul Hameed,Swarnalatha,G. V. Prakash&Manorama |
| Maari Karumaari | Pokkiri Thambi | 1992 | Deva | Malaysia Vasudevan,K. S. Chithra |
| Em Manasiley | Seerivarum Kaalai | 2001 | Sirpy | Mano,Sujatha |
| Naa Romba Busy | Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga | 2015 | D. Imman | Neeti Mohan,Santhosh Hariharan, Sharanya Gopinath |
| Oo Solriya Oo Oo Solriya | Pushpa: The Rise | 2021 | Devi Sri Prasad | Andrea Jeremiah |
•Thekkumkooradiyaathi (Ashwamedham 1967) •Enthucheyyendu (Thuruppugulaan 1972) •Aadiyushassil (Manushyan 1979)
•Manikkuyile (Vaalkkannaadi 2002) •Paalkkadalil pallikollum (Goureeshankaram 2003) •Sundarana (D) (Kanaka Simhaasanam 2006) •Dukhathinundoru (Naadabrahmam 2011)[6]
"Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" from the filmPushpa: The Riseis also based on this raga
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Bor(1999)
- ^Charulatha Mani CHENNAI, 21 June 2013 onThe Hindu
- ^Ragas in Carnatic musicby Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
- ^Raganidhiby P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
- ^Ragasurabhi by K.T Rabindranathan published by Kerala Bhasha Institute First published in November 1992
- ^"List of Malayalam Songs by Raga Punnagavaraali".