Nadhar Mudi Mel Irukkum Nalla Paambe..Unakku..

For a change, instead of analyzing a particular raag, let us try a kindof game.

Time and again, we have been attempting to understand raga per se hasno specific forms, classical or folk or western, whatever you might call them.

The surs know no such barriers.

Like the rivers which taketheir route the way they are channeled, by nature or by men. And to think a particular form is superior or inferior over the other is sheer mental blockade.

What follows is a few examples from some very popular ragas all fromfilms and from the above groups.
CLASSICAL

Punnagavarali Nadar mudi (Thriuvarutchelvar

)Sindu Bhairavi Kadalenum Solayile(Chakravarthi thirumagal)

Hamir Kalyani Hamko manki (Guddi)

Mohanam Poovil vandu (kadal oviyam)

Malayamarudam Mohe bhool gaye(Baiju Bawra)

Sankarabranam Omkara (sankarabaranam)

Karagarapriya Madhavi ponmayilal(iru malargal)

Dharmavati Kanda naal mudalai(KNM)

Mandu Oru naal podhuma(Thiruvilaiyadal)

Charukesi Manmadha leeyayai

Kapi Tu jo mere surmein(Chitchor)

Kamaz Brocheva (Sankarabaranam - not the originalcomposition)

Shanmugapriya Ninaindhu ninaindhu(satharam)

Hamsanadham Thendral vandhu

FOLK STYLE

Punnagavarali Elanthapayam (Panama paasama)

Sindu Bhairavi Poongatru(mudhal mariyadai)

Hamir Kalyani Bandha paruvar(Phir wohi dil..)

Mohanam Porale ponnuthayee

Malayamarudam Marutha marikozhundu (E.O.Patukaran)

Sankarabranam Lalaku dol dapima

Karagarapriya Maapilaiku (netrikann)

Dharmavati Roop suhana lagta(Gentleman)

Charukesi Ody Ody uzahikanum (nalla neram)

Kapi Rang barse(sil sila)

Kamaz Dil se dil milale(Navrang)

Shanmugapriya Ooru vittu(Karagatakaran)

Hamsanadham Kanni ponnu (Ninaivellam Nitya)

WESTERN STYLE
Sindu Bhairavi Chituku chella chituku (nallavanukku nallavan)

Hamir Kalyani Oru pennai parthu(Deivathai)

Mohanam Sayanora (Love in Tokyo)

Malayamarudam Manjal nilavuku(mudal iravu)

Sankarabranam Kanamani anbodu(Guna)

Dharmavati Hello my dear (Manmadha leelai)

Mandu Ulavum thendral(mandri kumari)

Kapi Churaliya hai (Yadon ki baarat)

Kamaz Koovadha inba kuyil(singer P.Bhanumathi)

All these songs mostly conform to the sur track of the respectiveragas.

Don't you think the difference lies in the mind and not in thesurs?

Think on these lines, you would come out with more and fill someof the blanks above and add many more.