Raga Malayamarutham evokes the morning moods (pensive/meditative) similar to other ragas such as Bhoopalam, and Bowli. Malamarutham is a janya of malakarta raga Chakravaham (or Vegavahini per the Dikshitar school). The pensive nature (can come as across as plaintive for some listeners) seems to be a characteristic of ragas in this cluster (Mayamalavagowla, and Chakravaham being adjacent melakarta ragas).
Here is an older tamil song "Thendral ennai muthamittadhu" set to Malayamarutham by music maestro Illayaraja sung by relative unknowns:
I stumbled upon another Malayamarutham sung by S.Janaki and SPB called "Neela Kuyile Unnodu" also set to Malaymarutham by Illayaraja.
Turns out Malayamarutham is still in vogue: a recent R.Madhavan's movie Dum Dum Dum featured the song "Ragasiyama Ragasiyama" sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam.
Of course, the classical prototype Malayamarutham is by none less than Saint Tyagaraja -- kriti "Manasa Etulo" by Carnatic Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath.
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Hello,
For the past few months I have been avidly researching/collecting ragas for very contemporary film music. The interest had always been there, but what made me take action was after seeing Rahman win the Oscars for his music. I then realised that the attention of the west is going to be on Indian music, particularly on south indian music, and I felt that it was pivotal at this time to establish a website where the ancient heritage of this music be made available to them by first definining the ragas for very contemporary tamil music that uses the pallatable sounds appreciated on an international level. To this effect, I began collecting, and in the process discovered your blog and your own passion to make carnatic ragas and interest in ragas available to the modern generation. So far I have collected Ragas for around 500 songs (And since I am very much a beginner in identifying ragas, I have been relying on the experts and their defintions).
However, even the experts often contradict each other, so I do an enormous amount of research at any time where I notice a contradiction in order to discover what the actual raga for a given song may be.
The reason for writing to you now is to ask for your collaboration on my little project. There are some songs that I am passionate about that are very contemporary to which there is no information about their ragas. As a starting point, I have put the first 108 that came to mind on a blog, (along with the audio of the song), for experts to take a listen and identify their ragas. Using this information, I would then set up a website where people from any country can come and become introduced to Indian film music, ragas - and finally to the carnatic renditions of the ragas themselves. I humbly request your assistance.
The webblog where I have posted 108 songs with audio is:
http://vajrakrishna.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/exploring-and-identifying-ragas-a-collaborative-project/
I would be happy to share the 500 songs to which I have already collected raga names with you. Besides, I would very much appreciate your confirmation if my information is correct.
With best regards,
Vajra Krishna.
Neelakuyile unnodu naan is not malayamaarutam but Valaji. Of course, at places, madhyama srutis are skipped. "Kanmani nee vara kaatirunden" from Tendrale ennai todu is a good song in Malayamaarutam. Another raga from this melakarta is Revati - a song from Manalkayiru, Mandira punnagai minnidum menagai.. is a good song in Revati. Aaayiram karangal neeti from Karnan is also a song on Revati. The hindi song, "yeh duniya, yeh dulhan.... Yeh mera India i love my India is based in Revati.
If You want to really enjoy Malayamarutham or any raga alapana, hear Pt.Hari Prasad Chaurasia.
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/s?q=Hariprasad%20Chaurasia&i=5&f=all&s=&o=100
The Valaji equivalent raga in Hindustani is Kalavathi.
'Neelakuyile' is based on Rasika Ranjani and not on malayamarutham.
Rasika Ranjani is a pentatonic ragam adn does not have 'ma' and 'ni'.Other songs in the ragam are 'Amudhe Tamizhe(Kovil Pura) and 'Edhilum ingu Iruppan(Bharati).This Raag is called as Vibhas in the Hindustani system of music.
Thank you so much for all this valuable information. I need a small favor from you, Do you have "srilola" song. MP3 in this ragam. I heard it a long time ago and is tuck in my mind. It is a beautiful song..I would really apprciate it
Thank you so much for this valuable information. I would like to ask you for a favor. DO you by any chance have "srilola" geetham MP3 in this raagam. I am looking for it and could not find it. I appriciate your help
I read somewhere that 'neela kuyile' is based on raag Rasika Ranjini! I am not an expert in ragas. But love classical music! Please enlighten!
the malayalam song 'pularkaala sundara swapnathil...' from the movie 'oru maymasappulariyil' is also based on malayamarutham...
The recent usage of Malayamarutham is in Rummy by D.Imman , "Yedhukaga enna neeyum partha" .
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