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Kamavardhini (pronounced kāmavardhini – కామవర్ధిని/ ಕಾಮವರ್ಧಿನಿ/ காமவர்தினி / कामवर्धिनि) is a in (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 51st rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is also referred by the name Pantuvarāḷi. Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

This rāgam is very popular with musicians who typically sing it in the beginning of a concert. It is called Kāshirāmakriya in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school. The equivalent of Kamavardhini is the /Puriya Dhanashree. Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras


Structure and Lakshana
It is the 3rd rāgam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dha nu. Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): (the notes in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prathi madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)

It is a – a rāgam that has all seven (notes). This rāgam differs from the 15th melakarta rāgam , which is the rāgam taught to a beginner in Carnatic music, only by the madhyamam. Kamavardhani is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Mayamalavagowla.


Janya rāgams
It has a few minor rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with it.


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Film Songs
Amba ManamkanindhuM. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
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Intha NimishamHelloHariharan, K. S. Chithra
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Karmegam Oorgolam PogumKalamellam Un MadiyilChandraboseS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Devi DeviNaan Adimai IllaiVijay Anand
Rojavai ThaalattumNinaivellam Nithya
Theme Music (Violin Concert)Various
Kaadhal Ennum KaaviyamVattathukkul Chaduram
Piraye PirayeMadhu Balakrishnan
Om Sivoham
Ninnaichcharan AdainthenBharathi
Yenna Varam VendumMano,Lekha, Sindhu Devi
Sree RamavaaraiSri Rama Rajyam,Sakyath
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Vazhimel Vizhiyaal
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Athini SithiniHariharan, ,
Macha MachiniyeStar
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Adi kadhal EnpathuHariharan
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Or Aayiram YaanaiYuvan Shankar RajaP. Unnikrishnan
Amma Endralle
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Kangal ThedutheyManathodu Mazhaikalam,
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Or MirugamParadesiG. V. Prakash KumarV. V. Prasanna, Pragathi Guruprasad
MarandhayeTeddyD. ImmanJonita Gandhi , Pradeep Kumar
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Holy sage Instrumental BGMMaan KarateAnirudh Ravichandar


Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Kamavardani's notes when shifted using , yields (the 1st melakarta). Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. See further details and an illustration of Graha bhedam on Kanakangi.

It tends to sound similar to, and is often mistaken for, another ragam called .


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