Mohanakalyani
Introduction '''Mohanakalyani''' is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 65th ''melakarta'' scale Mechakalyani. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''swaras'' (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale ''Mohanam'' and the Melakarta raga scale ''Kalyani''.This ragam can be considered as a Prati Madhyamam equivalent of Bilahari, the janya of 29th Melakartha Dheerashankarabharanam. The equivalent of ''Mohanakalyani'' in Hindustani music is ''Bhoop Kalyan'' or ''Shuddha Kalyan''. ''Bhoop Kalyan'' belongs to the ''Kalyan'' thaat of Hindustani music. Similar to ''Mohanakalyani'', ''Bhoop Kalyan'' is a combination of ''Bhoop'' and ''Kalyan''. This rāgam is believed to be invented by Swati Tirunal Maharaja.
Structure and Lakshana ''Mohanakalyani'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''madhyamam'' or ''nishādham'' in the ascending scale. It is an ''audava-sampurna'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its '''' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:* : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam'' and ''chathusruthi dhaivatham'' in ascending scale, with ''kakali nishadham'' and ''prati madhyamam'' included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music.
Popular compositions A few compositions have been set to ''Mohanakalyani'' rāgam. Here are some popular ''kritis'' composed in ''Mohanakalyani''. *''Sangeetha Samrajya Sancharini'' By Bengaluru Ramamurthy Rao*''Seve Srikantham'' by Swati Tirunal*''Siddhi vinayakam seveham'' by Muthiah Bhagavatar*''Bhuvaneshwariya'' by Muthaiya Bhagavathar*''Sri Dharma Shastharam'' by Thulaseevanam R. Ramachandran Nair*''Thaka thajanu theemtha'', a thillana by Lalgudi Jayaraman*''Aadinaye Kanna'' by Ambujam Krishna sung by Smt. M. L. Vasanthakumari*''Tamaddam Taggadaiyya'' by Lalgudi Gopala Iyer*''Hariya Bhajane mado'', ''Baro Murari'' by Vadiraja Tirtha
Film Songs ===Language:Tamil===SongMovieComposerSingerAmudhum ThaenumThai Pirandhal Vazhi PirakkumK. V. MahadevanSeerkazhi GovindarajanMasila Unmai KathaleAlibabavum 40 ThirudargalumSusarla DakshinamurthiA. M. Rajah, BhanumathiChellakiligalam PaliyileEnga MamaM. S. ViswanathanT. M. SoundararajanPudhiya VaanamAnbe VaaUllangal OndragiPunar JanmamT. Chalapathi RaoA. M. Rajah, P. SusheelaChinna Chinna KannileThen NilavuA. M. RajahThanimaiyile InimaiAadi PerukkuThullatha ManamumKalyana ParisuJikkiThenmalli PooveThyagamIllayarajaT. M. Soundararajan, S. JanakiKaalai Thendral Paadi VarumUyarndha UllamP. SusheelaNaan SirithalNayakanK. Jamuna Rani,M. S. Rajeswari Pattu Thalaivan padinal Idaya KovilS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiOhh Party NallaIdhayamMalaysia VasudevanMuthal MuthamPuthirK.J. Yesudas, S. JanakiMaragatha VeenaiMaragatha VeenaiPaarijatha PooveEn Rasavin ManasileS. N. Surendar, K.S. ChitraOru Kanam Oru YugamagaNadodi ThendralIllayaraja, S. JanakiNinaikkatha NeramillaiThangakkili Mano, S. JanakiVannila ThennilaKavithai Paadum AlaigalMano, K.S. ChitraKeladaa ManidaBharathiRajkumar BharathiVaanmathiyeAranmanai KiliS. JanakiPanneeril NanainthaUyire Unakkaga Laxmikant–PyarelalUyire UyireIniyavaleDevaHariharan, SwarnalathaKuku Kuku Kuyile Aagaya PookalK.J. YesudasKandupidi Avanai Kandupidi(charanam in Ragam Vasanthi)UnnudanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, HariniMudhan MudhalagaEngal AnnaHariharan, Sadhana SargamEthirveetu JannalOor MariyadhaiMalaysia Vasudevan,KrishnarajChinna Veedu ChithraThai PoranthachuSabeshUyir VazhgirenVaikarai PookkalDevendranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam(vers 1), K. S. Chithra(vers 2)
Related rāgams This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.=== Scale similarities ===*''Mohanam'' has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the ascending scale of ''Mohanakalyani''. Its '''' structure is S R2 G3 P D2 S : S D2 P G3 R2 S*''Bilahari'' is a rāgam which has the ''shuddha madhyamam'' in descending scale (descending scale of ''Shankarabharanam'') in place of the ''prati madhyamam''. Its '''' structure is S R2 G3 P D2 S : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
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