Chalanata Ragam
Chalanata is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 36th melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. It is one of the few ragams referred by the same name in muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
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Chalanata scale with Shadjam at C
It is the 6th ragam in the 6th chakra Rutu. The mnemonic name is Rutu-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu ma pa dhu nu.
Arohana: S R3 G3 m1 P D3 N3 S'
Avarohana: S' N3 D3 P m1 G3 R3 S
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. as it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampurna ragam . It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Rasikapriya, which is the 72nd (last) melakarta.
Janya Ragams
Chalanata (also pronounced Chalanattai) has two popular janya ragams associated with it, namely Nata (Nattai) and Ghambheeranata (Gambheeranattai). Nata ragam compositions are sung often in concerts and it overshadows Chalanata. See List of Janya Ragams for list of janya ragams associated with Chalanata.
1) Chalanattai
S R3 G3 m1 P D3 N3 S'
S' N3 D3 P m1 G3 R3 S
2)Devanattai
S G3 m1 P S'
S' N3 D3 P m1 G3 R3 S
3) Gambheeranattai
S G3 m1 P N3 S'
S' N3 P m1 G3 S
4) Ganaranjani
S R3 G3 m1 P m1 D3 N3 S'
S' N3 D3 P m1 P m1 R3 S
5) Nattai
S R3 G3 m1 P N3 S'
S' N3 P m1 G3 R3 S
Tamil Film Songs
- Ventriduven Unnai(Ragamalika opening portion only) - agathiyar - Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan - T. m. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
- maanikkka Theril maragatha - Thedi Vandha mappillai - m. S. Viswanathan - T. m. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- mahaganapathim - Sindhu Bhairavi - Illayaraja - K.J. Yesudas
- mettioli Katrodu - metti - Illayaraja, S. Janaki(Humming only)
- Kavithai Kelungal(Ragamalika) - Punnagai mannan - Vani Jairam
- aala asathum - Kanni Rasi - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Isai Paadu Nee - Isai Paadum Thendral - S. Janaki
- Oh Oh Oh Kaalai Kuyilgale - Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
- Holi Holi - Raasukutti - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Innum Ennai (Gambeeranattai with Tilang) - Singaravelan
- Podu Thanthanathom - Nalla Naal
- Panivizhum malar Vanam (in Chalanattai) - Ninaivellam Nithya - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Nan Deva devi - Thangakkili - mano, Swarnalatha
- Oru Pattampochi - Kadhalukku mariyadhai - K.J. Yesudas, Sujatha
- Naan Ondru Kettal - Ilayaragam - arunmozhi, K.S. Chitra
- Peigaley Nambathey - mahanadi - Kamal Haasan, Shanmugasundari
- Sandhosha Kannire - Uyire - a. R. Rahman - a. R. Rahman
- Spiderman - New - Kunal Ganjawala, Sadhana Sargam
- Narumugaiye Narumugaiye - Iruvar - P. Unnikrishnan, Bombay Jayashree
- Vennila Vennila - asha Bhosle
- Thom Thom - alli Thandha Vaanam - Vidyasagar - Hariharan, K.S. Chitra
- Thangamagan Indru - Baashha - Deva - K.J. Yesudas, K.S. Chitra
- Devi Devi - Santharpam - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan
- Irupathu Kodi Nilavugal - Thulladha manamum Thullum - S. a. Rajkumar - Hariharan
- mudhalam Santhippil - Charlie Chaplin - Bharani - P. Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha
- Solaigal Ellam - Pookalai Pareekatheergal - T. Rajendar - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chitra
- Uyire Uyire - Vaanam Vasappadum - mahesh mahadevan - Hariharan, Ganga
- Iyengaru Veetu azhagey - anniyan - Harris Jayaraj - Hariharan, Harini
- Chennai Senthamizh (inspired from mahaganapathim) - m. Kumaran Son of mahalakshmi - Srikanth Deva - Harish Raghavendra
- Jingunamani - Jilla - D. Imman - Ranjith, Sunidhi Chauhan
- ammukuttiye - Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum - Pradeep Kumar
- Rajadhiraja (varnam) by Baluswami Dikshitar
- Nagatmaja manoharam by Dr. m. Balamuralikrishna
- margazhi Thingal by andal
- madhava Panchakam by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi
- Edayya Gathi by Koteeswara Iyer