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{{About|the raga of Carnatic music|the Tamil name of Kedah|History of Kedah}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox ragam<br />
| name = Kedaram<br />
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| chakra =<br />
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| arohanam = {{svaraC|S|M1|G3|M1|P|N3|S'}}<br />
| avarohanam = {{svaraC|S'|N3|P|M1|G3|R2|S}}<br />
| jeeva =<br />
| chhaya =<br />
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{{Carnatic}}<br />
'''Kedaram''' (pronounced kēdāram) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a derived scale (''[[janya]]'' rāgam) from ''[[Shankarabharanam]]'', the 29th ''[[Melakarta]]'' rāgam.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref><br />
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Kedaram is similar to ''Natbehag'' of [[Hindustani classical music]].<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> The [[Kedar (raga)|Kedar]] of Hindustani music belongs to [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyan]] [[thaat]] and is quite different from Kedaram.<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /><br />
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== Structure and Lakshana ==<br />
''Kedaram'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''dhaivatam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' rāgam,<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /> 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 [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):<br />
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*[[Arohana|ārohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S|M1|G3|M1|P|N3|S'|foot=yes}}<br />
*[[Avarohana|avarohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S'|N3|P|M1|G3|R2|S|foot=yes}}<br />
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[[File:Kedaram - Arohanam and Avarohanam.wav|thumb|Kedaram - Arohanam and Avarohanam]]<br />
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This scale uses the notes ''shadjam, chatusruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam'' and ''kakali nishadam''.<br />
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== Popular compositions ==<br />
''Kedaram'' has been used by many composers for compositions in Carnatic music. Here are some popular compositions in this musical scale.<br />
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*''Rama Neepai'' by [[Tyagaraja]]<br />
*''marace vadana rama'' by [[Saint Tyagaraja]]<br />
*''Bhajare sriramam'' by [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]]<br />
*''Ananda natana prakasham'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]<br />
*''Rare Ramanulamta'' by [[Sri Bhakta Gnanananda Teertha]] ( Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)<br />
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==Film Songs==<br />
===Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]]===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Song<br />
!Movie<br />
!Composer<br />
!Singer<br />
|-<br />
|Idhu Oru Ponmalai<br />
|[[Nizhalgal]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Illayaraja]]<br />
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
|-<br />
|Sundari Neeyum Sundaran<br />
|[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]<br />
|[[Kamal Haasan]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
|-<br />
|Sandhana Punnagai Sindhiya<br />
|[[Nadodi Raja]]<br />
|[[Shankar–Ganesh]]<br />
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
|-<br />
|Ennavale Adi Ennavale<br />
|[[Kadhalan]]<br />
|rowspan="3"|[[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]]<br />
|-<br />
|Thirakatha Kattukule<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[En Swasa Katre]]<br />
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[K.S. Chitra]]<br />
|-<br />
|En Swasa Kaatre(Neelambari Traces too)<br />
|[[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[K.S. Chitra]]<br />
|-<br />
|Oorellaam Unnai Kandu<br />
|[[Nannbenda]]<br />
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]<br />
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Bombay Jayashri]]<br />
|-<br />
|Raile Raile<br />
|[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]<br />
|[[Sriram Parasuram]] & [[Anuradha Sriram]]<br />
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{notelist|30em}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Portal|India|Music}}<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}<br />
{{Janya|state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Janya Ragas]]</div>
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