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{{Infobox ragam
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{{Carnatic}}
'''Chakravakam''' or '''Chakravaham''' (pronounced chakravākam) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale in South Indian classical music). It is the 16th ''[[Melakarta]]'' [[rāga]]m (parent rāgam) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system. According to the [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school, this rāgam is called '''Tōyavēgavāhini'''.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> Chakravakam is similar to Raga ''[[Ahir bhairav]]'' in [[Hindustani music]].<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref>

''Chakravakam'' is a raga that is known to incite feelings of devotion, sympathy and compassion in the listeners.

==Structure and Lakshana==
[[Image:Chakravakam scale.svg|thumb|right|316px|Chakravakam scale with Shadjam at C]]

It is the 4th ''melakarta'' in the 3rd ''chakra- Agni''. The mnemonic name is ''Agni-Bhu''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gu ma pa dhi ni''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its {{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}} structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''[[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|swaras in Carnatic music]]'' for details on below notation and terms):
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S|R1|G3|M1|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

The notes in this scale are ''shadjam, shuddha rishabham, anthara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadham''.

It is a [[sampoorna raga|''sampoorna'' rāgam]] - rāgam having all 7 [[swara]]ms. It is the ''suddha madhyamam'' equivalent of ''[[Ramapriya]]'', which is the 52nd ''melakarta''.

Chakravakam is different from Mayamalavagowla in some ways, while playing. The Ri Ga ma notes are played a bit flatter than Mayamalavagowla, making it sound more restrained than Mayamalavagowla. The Da and Ni are played somewhat like Hari Kambhoji, giving the overall tune, to be restrained and devotional essence

== Asampurna Melakarta ==
'''Tōyavēgavāhini''' is the 16th ''Melakarta'' in the original list compiled by [[Venkatamakhin]]. The notes used in the scale are the same and the ascending scale and descending scale are same.<ref name="dikshitar">Shree Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal, by A Sundaram Iyer, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai</ref>

==Janya rāgams==
''Chakravakam'' has quite a few ''[[janya]]'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''Bindumalini'', ''[[Malayamarutam]]'' and ''[[Valaji]]'' are popular.

See [[List of Janya Ragas#Chakravakam|List of ''Janya'' Ragas]] for a full list of its ''janyas''.

==Popular Compositions==
''Etula Brotuvo teliya'' and ''Sugunamule'' by [[Thyagaraja]], ''Kānakkankoti vendum'' by [[Koteeswara Iyer]] are also sung in concerts.
''Gajānanayutham'' is a popular composition in ''Tōyavēgavāhini'', by the maestro [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]], which is sung in a brisk tempo, unlike other compositions set to ''Chakravakam''.

KalamSei Kove, an ancient Tamil Sangam [[Kuṟuntokai]] poetry was set to Chakravakam in the international music album [[Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical Tamil]] by [[Rajan Somasundaram|Composer Rajan]].

Maharaja [[Swathi Thirunal]] also contributed a lot to this raga. His composition '' Sarojanabha'' is a famous krithi in this raga which is about [[Sree Padmanabhaswamy]].

[[Kalyani Varadarajan]] has composed a melodious kriti in this ragam - ''Sri Amruta Phalâmbike''

There are a number of popular compositions that have recently been set to tune in ''Ahir bhairav'' (a Hindustani raga similar to ''Chakravakam''), one of the most well known ones being ''Pibare Rāmarasam'' in [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]], by [[Sadasiva Brahmendra]].

==Film Songs==
"Albela Sajan" from "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (Hindi), "Poochho Na Kaise Maine Rain Bitai" from "Meri Surat Teri Ankhen" (Hindi) and "Raakkili Than" from "Perumazhakalam" (Malayalam).

===Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Year
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Ullathil Nalla Ullam
| rowspan="2" |[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]
| rowspan="2" |1964
| rowspan="2" |[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]]
|-
|Maranathai Enni
|-
|Thaai Paadum Paatu
|[[Naam Pirandha Mann]]
|1977
| rowspan="5" |[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|[[P. Susheela]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Deivathin Theareduthu
|[[Paattum Bharathamum]]
|1975
| rowspan="2" |[[T. M. Soundararajan]]
|-
|Aalukoru Thedhivechi
|[[Theerpu]]
|1982
|-
|Indha Vanji Magal
|Thampadhyam oru Sangeetham
|
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|Vaarey Vaa
|[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]
|1981
|[[L. R. Eswari]]
|-
|Naalellam Unthan Thirunale
|[[Thirumalai Deivam]]
|1973
|[[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]
|[[K. B. Sundarambal]]
|-
|Vanithamani
|[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]
|1986
|rowspan="7"|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[S. Janaki]], [[Kamal Haasan]]
|-
|Vaanile Thenila
|[[Kaakki Sattai]]
|1985
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Chalakku Chalakku
|[[Chembaruthi]]
|1992
|rowspan=2|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Katthum Kadal
|[[Kattumarakaran]]
|1995
|-
|Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
|[[Keladi Kanmani]]
|1990
|[[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Uma Ramanan]]
|-
|Koodu Enge
|[[Senthamizh Selvan]]
|1994
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[K.S. Chitra]]
|-
|Poonkatrae
|[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]
|2001
|rowspan="2"|[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|-
|Vidu Kathaiya
|[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]
|1995
|rowspan="3"|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|-
|Eechambazham
|[[Pavithra]]
|1994
|[[Shahul Hameed]], [[K.S. Chitra]]
|-
|Kadhal Yogi
|[[Taal (film)|Thaalam]]
|1999
|[[T. L. Maharajan]], [[Swarnalatha]]
|-
|Vaa Vaa En Veenaiyae
|[[Sattam]]
|1983
|[[Gangai Amaran]]
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Agaram Ippo
|[[Sigaram]]
|1991
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam]]
|[[K.J. Yesudas]]
|-
|Megangal Ennai Thottu
|[[Amarkalam]]
|rowspan=2|1999
|rowspan=2|[[Bharadwaj (music director)|Bharadwaj]]
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam]]
|-
|Maname Maname
|[[Rojavanam]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]](ver 2)
|-
|Paadu Paadu
|[[Sengottai (film)|Sengottai]]
|1996
|[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
|[[K.S. Chitra]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
|-
|Nadodi Nanba
|[[Endrendrum Kadhal]]
|1999
|Manoj Bhatnagar
|[[Nagore E. M. Hanifa]], [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[K.S. Chitra]]
|-
|Thodhuvala Elai
|[[Thaai Manasu]]
|rowspan=2|1994
|rowspan="3"|[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Neelagiri Mala Orathila
|[[Namma Annachi]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K.S. Chitra]]
|-
|Munnuru Naal Sumanthu
|Kasthuri Manjal
|1993
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]

|-
|Ragasiyamai(Ragamalika:Malayamarutham,Chakravagam)
|[[Dum Dum Dum]]
|2001
|[[Karthik Raja]]
|[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|}

==Album==
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Album
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|KalamSei Kove
|[[Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical Tamil]]
|[[Rajan Somasundaram]]
|[[Saindhavi]]
|}

===Janya:Rasikaranjani Ragam===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Amuthe Tamizhe
|[[Koyil Puraa]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Illayaraja]]
|[[P. Susheela]], [[Uma Ramanan]]
|-
|Neela Kuyile
|Magudi
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Konathu Sengarumbu(Folkish Style)
|Padikatha Pannaiyar
|[[Deepan Chakravarthy]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
|-
|Ethilum Ingu
|[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharathi]]
|[[Madhu Balakrishnan]]
|}

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

''Chakravakam's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields 2 other major ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''[[Sarasangi]]'' and ''[[Dharmavati]]''. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the Shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For an illustration refer ''[[Graha bhedam#Dharmavati|Graha bhedam on Dharmavati]]''.

==Notes==
{{notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{Portal|India|Music}}
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA22JgZOjec Carnatic musician Charulatha Mani describes Chakravakam (Tamil)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buy5UogLq80 Carnatic violinist Aishu Venkataraman performs Chakravakam]

{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya|state=collapsed}}

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