Article by Sri. M.T. Cherian

The popularity of some malayalam film songs may be attriubuted to the fact that  they are based on well known  carnatic ragas. A few songs  are also based on Hindustani music ragas.

The malayalam film industry has been fortunate to have music directors like Raveendran, Devarajan master , Dakshinamurthy,  M K Arjunan ,Johnson , M G Radhakrishnan, Baburaj,  Kaithpram, to
name a few who have a keen sense of carnatic music ragas. Even music directors not native to kerala like Ilayaraja and Naushad have composed songs in malayalam  films based on ragas

I have complied a list of some of the malayalam songs with details like the ragas they are based on , the music director the name of the movie etc. Hope all carnatic music lovers will find this interesting.

Raga	Title of song	Name of Movie	Music Director
Abheri	Pathuvellipinn u	Vengalam	Raveendraan
Abheri	Maane Malramban	Ayal Kathaezhuthukayanu	Raveendran
Anandabharavi	Arattinu Anakal	Shastram Gayichu Manushyan Thottu	Dakshinamurthy
Arabhi	Thiruvona pularithan	Thiruvonam	M K Arjunan
Baghesri	Chandanam Manakunna	Acuvettante Veedu	Vidyadharan
Bimplas	Thamasamehthe varuvan	Bhargavinilayam	Baburaj
Bilahari	Anandanadanam Adi	Kamaladalam	Raveeendran
Charukeshi	Krishna krupa sagaram	Sargam	Bombay Ravi
Charukeshi	Pularitu mangu tulli	Ulsava Pettenu	Devarajan
Darbari Kannada	Azhake nenmizhi	amaram	Raveendran
Desh	Shnakhapushpam	Shakuntala	Devarajan
Dwijavanthi	Enodenthini Pinakkam	Kaliyattom	Kaithapram
Hamsadhwani	Ragangale Mohangale	Tarattu	Raveendran
Hari Kamboji	Durekizhakudikum	Chitram	Kannur Rajan
Hindolem	Chandana Manivathil	Marikunnila Njan	Raveendran
Jog	Pramavadamvanam Veendum	His Highnesss abdulla	Raveendran
Kamboji	Kattile Pazmulam	Vellakku Vangia Veena	Dakshinamurthy
Kalyani	Janaki Jane	Dhruvam	Naushad
Kiravani	Puvayi virinju	Adharvam	Illayaraja
Kaanada	Nadaroopani Shankari	His Highness Abdulla	Raveendran
Kappi	Sanyasini	Rajahamsam	Devarajan
Kharaharapriya	Hridayasarasile	Padunnapuzha	Dakshinamurthy
Mayamadhavagawla	Pavanarachu ozhukkuna	Vietnam colony	S Balakrishnan
Madhyamavadhi	ottakambi Nadam	Thenum Vayambum	Raveendran
Malayamarutham	Pularkal Sundara	Oru Maymasa Pulariyil	Raveendran
Miya Malhar	Enneniku Pottu	GuruvayoorKeshavan	Devarajan
Mohanam	Areyum Bhava Gayakanakkum	Nakshathangal	Bombay Ravi
Natta	Gopankane Atmavile	Bharatham	Raveendran
Shankarabharanam	Keeralam Keeralam	Minimol	Devarajan
Shudha Dhanyasi	Sangamam sangamam	Triveni	Devarajan
Chakravakam	Aiyiram Kathamakale	Harshabashpam	M K Arjunan

Sri. M T Cherian is the CEO of www.alappuzhaonline.com
a tourist information portal on Alappuzha district of Kerala providing
information and reservations for houseboat rides in the back waters of
kerala.
He enjoys listening to classical carnatic and hindustani music apart from popular film songs, gazals and sufi music.