All Ragas of Rahman

[KV]

Thanks for the info, Aakarsh. Will check it out once again.
Suntha hai mEra khuda, which IMO is heavily inspired by MSV's kallellaam maanikka, must be MMG.

[Gregorysab]

Yes, Sunta hai Mera Khuda is MMG.

Kismat Se tum, from same film Pukar, is Bheempalasi base!

[KV]

Anything in PantuvarAli/KAmavardhini or Amruthavarshini from ARR?

[Sunil_M88]

My favourite raagas are reethi gowlai, abheri/bhimpalas and anandabharavi (resembles reethi gowlai)

anandabharavi songs

Anbendra mazhayile - gospel song in anandabharavi
Mettu podu by spb and p. susheela, has one one of the best preludes done by Rahman Ji. Kadri gopalnath
Thaniye Thananthaniye (later remade into nachley, hence bhangra in anandabharavi)
Theenthanana - my fav song from rhythm, it wasn't in lakeer

Rahman Ji has this fascination over making Tamil songs in Hindustani raagas and Hindi songs in Carnatic raagas

[Sunil_M88]

Adi manja kizhange (Tajmahal ) vaasanthi
Anbendra mazhayile (Minsara kanavu) Anandabhairavi
Anbey (Rhythm) Gaud sarang/Charukeshi
Anjali anjali (Duet) Maand
Azaghe sugama (Parthale paravasam) Sahana
Azhagaana raakshasiye (Mudhalvan) Reethigowlai
Boondon se baatein (Thakshak) Misra Kirwani
Chaand aaya hai zameen par (Dil he dil mein) Charukeshi
Chale chalo (Lagaan) Chala Nattai
chandralekha (thiruda thiruda) Nada bhairavi
Chhodo mori bainyan (Zubeidaa) Patdeep
China china aasai (Roja) sankarAbharaNam, harikAmbhodhi.
Columbus (Jeans) Madhyamaavathi
Deem tadare dani (Takshak) Megh Malhar
Dil hai chhotasa (Roja) Bilawal/Gaud sarang
Duet Sax piece (Duet) Kalyana Vasantham
En kadhale (Duet) Hari kambodhi
En Mel Vilunda (May Madam) Kapi
En swasakatre (En swasakatre) Kedar
En veetu thotathil (Gentleman) Senchuruti
Enai kanavilaye neatrodu (Kadhal Desam) Keeravani
Enge enadu kavithai (Kandukondein Kandukondein ) Sindu bhairavi
Ennavale adi ennavale (Kadhalan) Kedaram
Ghanan ghanana (Lagaan) kafi
Hey rama (Rangeela) Mayamalawa gowlam
Idhu sugam sugam (vandicholi chinnarasu ) Dharmavathi
Jhoola bahon ka (Doli Sajake Rakhna) Peelu
Jiya jale (Dil Se) Misra Bhairavi
Kadhal Rojave (Roja) kaapi...humming bit is in Desh
Kandukonden Kandukonden (Kandukonden Kandukonden) Nalinakanthi and Kathanakuthuhalam
Kannamoochi (Kandukondein Kandukondein) Natakuranji/Shahana
Kannodu kaanbathellam (Jeans) Sudha dhanyasi + Abheri
Kanum kanum (Thiruda thiruda) Sivaranjini
Kappal Yerri Poyaachi (Indian) Kapi
Kariye naa (Taal)Maru Bihag/Hemant
Katre en vasal vandhai (Rhythm) Darbari Kanada
Kurukku siruthavale (Mudhalvan) Vaasanthi
Malargalae (Love Birds) Hameer Kalyani & Saraswathi
Margazhi poove (May madham) Hindolam
Margazhi Thingal allava (Sangamam)Sindu bhairavi
Mettu podu (Duet) Anandabharavi
Mitwa (Lagaan) Bhupeshree or Vasanthi
Monolisa (Mr.Romeo)Gawathi
Nenje nenje (Ratchakan) Khammaj
Ni main samajh gayi (Taal) Ahir Bhairav
Nilakaigiradhu (Indhira) Misra Kedara(Hamir kalyani)
Oru poyyaavathu sol kanne (Jodi) Misra piloo
Ottagatha Kattikko (Gentleman) Dharmavathi
Paarkaathe Paarkaathe (Gentleman) Mohanam
Pachai kilighal (Indian) Kapi
Piya haji ali (Fiza) Maand
Porkalam (Thenali) Kedar
Radha kaise na jale (Lagaan) Bimpalas
Rang de (Takshak) Charukeshi/Nat Bhairav
Ruth aa gayi re (1942- Earth) Puriya Dhanashree
Snehidhane (Alaipayuthe) Saramathy & Sivaranjani & Mohanam
Suttum vizhi (Kandukondein Kandukondein) Saranga and Hamsanandhi
Swasame (Thenali) Misra Shyam Kalyan
Taal se taal mila (Taal) Raga Bhairavi
Thaneerai kathalikum (Mr.Romeo) Sivaranjini
Thaniye Thananthaniye (Rhythm) Anandhabahravi
Theendai (Enswasa katre) Sriragam
Theenthanana...(Rhythm) Anandabharavi
Thenmerku (Karuthamma) Kanada
Thirakkaatha (Enswasa katre) Neelambari+Kedar
Varaga Nadhi Karai (Sangamam) Yaman Kalyani
Velli malare (Jodi) Megh Malhar (Kafi)
Ye Muthu paapa (Vandicholai chinnarrasu) Madhyamaavathi
Yennasolla pogirai (Kandukondein Kandukondein) Misra Kirwani

source: http://prabhuthemusiclover.tripod.com/arrahman/id3.html

I don't know how accurate this site is.

[Gregorysab]

KV,

Panthuvaraali and Amruthavarshini have different colours altogether! how come you have bracketed them in same question?

Panthuvaraali, Vasantha, Hamsanandi, Gujri Todi, Lalit, Sohini, Maarwa, Pooriya dhanasree.. these are the similar sounding raagas (for me).

As for your question on ARR's panthuvarali - Hai Rama in Rangeela is one.

Ruth Aagayi re is a fantastic song in that, but I remember reading that it is Pooriya Dhanasree.

I havent heard ARR using Amruthavarshini ever. But a small piece in the BGM of Robot does show a shade of that raaga for a moment, before changing its colour.

[KV]

Nay, didn't bracket 'em, buddy... just that these two are among my favo raagams.
Oh yeah! How did I forget Hai Raama! And yes, Ruth aagayi sounds close... need to revisit.

[KV]

thanks for the list, Sunil!
Idhu sugam sugam is one heck of a composition in Dharmavathi! ARR, Vani, SPB

[RR]

KV: vaango.. vaango.. your guesses seem right to me. Both 'hai rama' & 'ruth aagare/machiniye' are classified by pundits as poorya dhanashri. But, feel-wise i don't see much difference from pantuvarali.

Sunil: your 3 favorite ragas are some of the more often used ones in films (the songs usually become hits) with reeti gowla being a recent, md's attention capturer. But ananda bairavi, ARR lightens it a bit too much to give a different flavour. The list.. i have seen it before. We'll go thru it and fix the mistakes in this thread as we progress..

I thought Raaga's dance was hugely popular and everyone must've heard it by now.

[RR]

Sunil, tell us more continuum fingerboard. Which part of the song has it? any other songs?

Roshan: check out the IR forum threads too. There's lot lot more there on ragas, sruti bedam,etc.