Kedaram
# Kedaram

Kedaram (pronounced kēdāram) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a derived scale (janya rāgam) from Shankarabharanam, the 29th Melakarta rāgam.

## Structure and Lakshana

Kedaram is an asymmetric scale that does not contain dhaivatam. It is called a vakra audava-shadava rāgam, in Carnatic music classification. This classification implies that it has 5 notes in ascending scale with zig-zag notes and 6 notes in descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

* ārohaṇa : S M₁ G₃ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ
* avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₃ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S

This scale uses the notes shadjam, chatusruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadam.

## Popular compositions

Kedaram has been used by many composers for compositions in Carnatic music. Here are some popular compositions in this musical scale.

* Rama Neepai by Tyagaraja
* marace vadana rama by Saint Tyagaraja
* Ananda natana prakasham by Muthuswami Dikshitar
* Bhajana seyave oo manasa by Aanayya (brothers)
* Bhajare sriramam by Bhadrachala Ramadasu
* Rare Ramanulamta by Sri Bhakta Gnanananda Teertha ( Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)
* Hari Narayana Enu Manave, Simharoopanaada by Purandara Dasa

## Film Songs

### Language:Tamil

| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
| - | - | - | - |
| Idhu Oru Ponmalai | Nizhalgal | Illayaraja | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Sundari Neeyum Sundaran | Michael Madana Kama Rajan | Illayaraja | Kamal Haasan, S. Janaki |
| Ennavale Adi Ennavale | Kadhalan | A. R. Rahman | P. Unnikrishnan |
| Thirakatha Kattukule | En Swasa Katre | A. R. Rahman | P. Unnikrishnan, K.S. Chitra |
| En Swasa Kaatre(Neelambari Traces too) | En Swasa Katre | A. R. Rahman | M. G. Sreekumar, K.S. Chitra |
| Oorellaam Unnai Kandu | Nannbenda | Harris Jayaraj | P. Unnikrishnan, Bombay Jayashri |
| Raile Raile | Five Star | Sriram Parasuram & Anuradha Sriram | P. Unnikrishnan |
