| Punnagavarali |
Punnagavarali, a raga in Carnatic Music, is a derived scale from Hanumatodi, which is the 8th melakarta Raga in the 72 melakarta system.[1]
Punnagavarali raga is associated with karuna rasa and snakes (naga means snake). Snake charmers play this scale. In wedding ceremonies, a piece called the Odam usually played at the muhurtam, is often in Punnagavarali. This is an ancient raga and traditional Tamil pieces such as Nondichindu are also set in this.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Punnagavarali is a nishadantya raga (starts and ends in a single octave, nishada to nishada) and is hence usually presented in the madhyama 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. Its structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
Some of the popular compositions are listed below.
Punnagavarali has some resemblance to Nadanamakriya.
| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2021 | Devi Sri Prasad | Andrea Jeremiah |
•Manikkuyile (Vaalkkannaadi 2002)•Paalkkadalil pallikollum (Goureeshankaram 2003)•Sundarana (D) (Kanaka Simhaasanam 2006)•Dukhathinundoru (Naadabrahmam 2011)[6]
"Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" from the film is also based on this raga