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Mukhari (pronounced mukhāri) is arāga inCarnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is ajanya rāga ofKharaharapriya. A strong raga, it can sound very sorrowful and introspective. And of course, devotional as well. It sounds best in a very slow speed, with each note and gamaka enunciated clearly. However, there are some crisper renditions of this raga which are also enjoyable. Some well known and often heard compositions areSivakama Sundari by Papanasam Sivan,Sangeeta Shastra andEntani Ne by Tyagaraja,Emani Ne by Subbaraya Shastri,Arivar Yaar by Arunachala Kavi andEndraikku Shiva Krupai by Neelakanta Sivan.
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Anandam Anandam Anandame, which is played by the orchestra at aTamilHindu wedding, immediately after the groom ties themangalsutra on the bride's neck, evoking emotions of happiness and sorrow between the groom and bride's family members.Jalamiga Valadhura is a very rare, shortSwarajati composed in the sameRaga by an unknown composer inTelugu.
A raga that is colourful, well-known and full of emotive appeal is Mukhari. This raga is often spoken of as a sorrowful raga (shoka rasa ), but in reality it also exudes bhakthirasa andshanta rasa effectively. Mukhari’s allied ragas include Huseni, Bhairavi, Salagabhairavi, Kokilavarali and Maanji. Mukhari has to be enunciated with very preciseswara positions andgamakas in order to achieve propriety, to avoid meandering into neighbouring pastures. The notes in Mukhari include Sadja, Chatusruti Rishabha, Suddha Madhyama, Pancama, Chatusruti Dhaivata (ascent) and Suddha Dhaivata (descent), and Kaisiki Nishada. The Sadharana Gandhara appears in the avarohana and is absent in the ascent. The important phrases in Mukhari include ‘SRM G, RS’ where the emphasis is on the Madhyama, and ‘PDSR’ where the Rishabha is emphasised. It is a special raga, full of melodic possibilities.
| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
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| Vaada Malare | Ambikapathy (1957 film) | G. Ramanathan | T. M. SoundararajanP. Bhanumathi |
| Yaar Poi Solluvar | Harichandra (1968 film) | K V Mahadevan | T. M. Soundararajan |
| Kanavu Kandaen Naan | Sivagangai Seemai | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | T. M. Soundararajan |
| Pogathe Pogathe En Kanava | Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film) | G. Ramanathan | A. G. Rathnamala |
| Kannukkul Pothivaippen | Thirumanam Enum Nikkah | Ghibran | Charulatha Mani,Sadhana Sargam,Vijay Prakash,Dr. R. Ganesh |